The first British holidaymakers have touched down in Majorca as Spain opens the country’s borders. Planes touched down today carrying British passengers from both London and Manchester, as 144 flights made their way to the holiday island. The passengers, a mixture of tourists and expats, were set to enjoy temperatures of 34°C as they returned … Read more
A new analysis reveals there are some 14.6 million US homes at risk of flooding, which is 70 percent higher than the Federal Emergency Agency (FEMA) estimates. FEMA maps only account for coastal flooding, leaving out rivers and the way climate change has increased storms, leading many to believe there is an underestimated flood risk … Read more
Thunderstorms will surge across much of Britain today and tomorrow as the Met Office issued yellow weather warnings ahead of a heatwave next week. Downpours could cause flooding this afternoon in a huge weather front across the west of the country stretching from Cornwall to Glasgow and parts of Northern Ireland. The tempest will move … Read more
Met Office issues severe weather warning for flooding and travel chaos as parts of UK brace for a month’s rainfall in less than six hours today Yellow warning issued for rain has been issued across Cornwall and south Wales this afternoon and tomorrow Met Office is warning people to take care with flood warnings in … Read more
Two dams have burst after several days of heavy rainfall Tuesday forcing the evacuation of around 10,000 people in mid-Michigan, where the governor said one county could be ‘under approximately 9 feet of water’ by Wednesday morning. For the second time in less than 24 hours, families living along two lakes and a river were … Read more
Spring is in the air! Field of daffodils bloom in the March sunshine as a sign that winter of storms and flooding is almost over Flowers have bloomed two weeks early due to the mild, wet winter Pictures taken in Spalding in Lincolnshire and in Leeds on Monday and Tuesday Today, tomorrow and Friday will … Read more
Developers could be BANNED from building new homes in areas that are at ‘high-risk’ of flooding as Government orders a review of planning rules after massive storms caused chaos across the UK Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick said ministers would review planning laws His statement followed the wettest February since records began Thousands of homes and … Read more
The UK is set to be lashed by wet weather and faces potential flooding misery as some areas experiences a month’s worth of rain in 24 hours. 136 flood alerts have been put in place – mostly in the South – while the north has large yellow rain warnings for today before some respite on … Read more
More flooding hell is on the way for drenched Britain with 183 flood alerts posted for south of England and nearly three inches of rain set to fall tomorrow This morning northern Scotland woke to -7C temperatures with up to 2.75 inches of rain on its way Partial thaw of lying snow could also bring … Read more
A drugs gang which flooded the East Midlands and Liverpool with class A drugs has been jailed for more than 100 years. The group of 22 people sold and moved illegal drugs across the East Midlands and even as far as Liverpool. Members of the gang sold class A drugs such as cocaine, as well … Read more