Rain will batter the north of England on Wednesday with up to three inches (80mm) falling on high ground and potentially in excess of 4.7ins (120mm) in exposed locations – with most places seeing up to 1.5ins (40mm).
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Military personnel were mobilised on Sunday to help people in Yorkshire and Lancashire as they battled to keep rising flood waters from the doors of their homes and businesses.
Isolated showers, storms through Sunday; stronger storms
Our highs are expected to climb into the mid to upper 60s, provided the sunshine does come out for a little this afternoon . IMPACTS: I think our primary concern with any strong storm will be damaging straight-line wind gusts and hail.
Britain’s government held emergency talks yesterday as what it called “unprecedented” flooding in northern England forced hundreds of people to leave their homes, including in the historic tourist destination of York.
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Lord Deben, chairman of the Government’s Advisory Committee on Climate Change, renewed demands for curbs on homes being built in flood-risk areas, accusing successive governments of ignoring warnings.
Homes and businesses in the areas will be allowed to access an emergency financial support scheme set up by the Government after Storm Desmond hit parts of Cumbria.
“These supposedly one-in-a-hundred-year events seem to be happening more often, so let’s invest more in flood defences”, he said.
Aviva’s Rob Townend said: “Any damage caused to property and belongings will be covered and if customers have to move out of their home, because it is uninhabitable, the cost of alternative accommodation is also paid for – and we can make arrangements for pets, too”.
David Cameron’a visit comes after the Rivers Ouse and Foss peaked this morning – and are now expected to go down.
Officials explained how a flood barrier on the river Foss had to be opened after water entered a pump room, putting the electrical machinery in danger. Troops spent the day stacking sandbags but the flooding was so bad the council ran out and begged nearby councils for help. JUSTIN TALLISJUSTIN TALLIS/AFP/Getty Images Furniture is seen piled high in the window of a house on a flooded residential street next to the River Foss, after it burst it’s banks in York, northern England, on December 28, 2015.
One of the flooded substations was in Rochdale, which five years ago had its flood defences given a £470,000 upgrade to protect power supplies against a “1-in-200-year” flood. Several hundred flood warnings remain in effect.
West Yorkshire Police declared a major incident after responding to what it said was the “worst flooding in 70 years” in the area. The army has already been deployed in recent days in some areas.
The devastation prompted Leeds council leader Judith Blake to complain that cities in the less prosperous north of England are victims of a north-south divide in the allocation of government’s resources.
Cameron met soldiers and volunteers helping with the aftermath of the flooding as he faced increasing pressure to take more action to prevent further chaos in future.
Highlighting their scale Tim Peake who is the first British astronaut on the International Space Station wrote on Twitter: “Passed over the United Kingdom today – thoughts are with all those affected by floding in northern England”.
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The country has been hit by a series of serious floods including in Cumbria, northern England, earlier this month and in late 2013 and early 2014 in southwest and southeast England.
