People rescued from flooded holiday park before new weather warnings
People at a holiday park in Northamptonshire have been evacuated due to ongoing flooding.
Firefighters and police used 4×4 vehicles and rescue equipment to move the 43 people whose homes were impacted by the rising flood water at Billing Aquadrome holiday park last night.
Pictures taken on Tuesday showed neighbouring Cogenhoe Mill holiday park flooded after the River Nene burst its banks.
It comes after parts of the UK saw more than the monthly average rainfall on Monday, with flash flooding damaging homes and disrupting travel.
A fresh weather warning for heavy rain has been issued by the Met Office.
The yellow warning – indicating heavy rain could cause some disruption – has been issued for much of England and Wales, apart from North Wales, parts of the West Midlands and the north-west of England, between 5pm on Thursday and 10am on Friday.
This is in addition to the yellow rain warning which was previously issued for Thursday, lasting all day and covering much of the north-east of England.
The yellow warnings indicate a slight chance of power cuts, a small chance that homes and businesses could become flooded, as well as the possibility of travel disruption, the Met Office said.
West Northamptonshire Council carried out welfare checks on any vulnerable people at the site and provided an overnight rest centre and emergency bedding at Lings Forum Leisure Centre for 52 people and 22 dogs displaced by the flooding.
Volunteers from the Red Cross and Re:Act are supporting people at the centre who have been provided with hot food and drink.
The firefighters left at about midnight but will be returning on Wednesday.
A statement, the council said of Billing Aquadrome: ‘Northamptonshire Police, Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service and teams of professionals from West Northamptonshire Council are co-ordinating their response at the site, where they are in support of the aquadrome’s management who are putting their evacuation plan in place.
‘Northamptonshire search and rescue is working with the fire service and ready to respond if needed.’
Council teams are carrying out welfare checks on any vulnerable residents, and a fire service joint command unit has been deployed at the 235-acre site.
Areas including Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire and Warwickshire were among the worst hit on Monday, the Met Office said previously.
The Environment Agency had 26 flood warnings, meaning flooding is expected, and 54 flood alerts, meaning it is possible, in place across England on Wednesday morning.
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