Major flooding incident declared as firefighters evacuate swamped caravan park
A number of residents have been evacuated from their static homes as the River Trent’s water levels rose as flooding continues thanks to Storm Henk.
Several people have been warned of the dangers today as Nottinghamshire County Council declared a major incident. A number of roads are already closed and several flood alerts are in place as the river comes close to its highest in 23 years. People in Radcliffe-on-Trent, Nottingham, were advised to leave their properties this morning to avoid being trapped by the sheer amount of water. Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service confirmed five of the static homes have so far been affected.
A spokesman told NottinghamshireLive : “It was five properties involved in the flooding. We have evacuated a number of people from those homes. They are with neighbours at the moment. We do expect the water will rise over the next 12 hours. We have advised residents about what to do in that eventuality."
Nottinghamshire County Council added: “A number of road closures remain in place across the county due to flooding, which now includes the A6097 at Gunthorpe Bridge between the A46 and the A612.”
Flood waters are still rising in the area (Joseph Raynor/ Nottingham Post)Jill Whitworth, who has lived at the park for six years, said it was the worst she had ever seen. The 67-year-old added: “I'm not worried about it reaching mine but I'm sorry for everyone along the bottom. I've never seen it like this. It only got up to the second home yesterday and when I got up this morning it was like this. I'm not worried because I'm high up on stilts, I would be if I lived further down.”
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Neigbour John Himsworth, addedd: "Of course I've been worried but what can you do? My missus was a bit stressed. I think we're safe, I feel confident but it's never been this high. I know two homes down the bottom were evacuated and one went last night. Hopefully that's the end of it. We won't move, we love it here."
People have been evacuated from the area (Joseph Raynor/ Nottingham Post)Storm Henk claimed at least one victim after battering the UK this week, knocking down trees, one of which crushed a woman. It also caused travel chaos on the road and railways, flooded rivers and families, including those on a large caravan park, were evacuated from their homes. , at around 3pm, the emergency services said.
from caravans at the holiday park in Northamptonshire, the in Worcester and other waterways have become saturated after heavy rainfall. South Western Railway (SWR) urged people not to travel on its services due to the severe weather. Thameslink also told passengers not to travel unless absolutely necessary. More than 100,000 power supplies were reconnected during the course of the day.
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