22 February 2024 , 22:30
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The garden of George Clooney’s lovingly restored British mansion has an unplanned water feature after the Thames broke its banks.
Continuing heavy rain bodes badly for the £15million pile – which has a cinema, a wine cellar and a now-superfluous swimming pool. Clooney, 62, star of the Ocean’s movies, moved into the house in Sonning, Berks, with lawyer wife Amal, 46, in 2016 after 18 months of renovation work.
But the couple have spent the past few months at their £7m property near Bignoles, southern France, where they were seen out in the sun.
Earlier this year, their mansion suffered the same fate as it was hammered by Storm Henk. While the gardens were submerged, the home once again narrowly avoided flooding.
The famous couple purchased the home in 2014 and have faced previous floods in their garden, tennis courts and veranda. In November, George was lucky the flooding stopped short of the buildings he had recently renovated. Since purchasing their home, George and Amal have transformed the barns and added in a pool.
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The famous couple purchased the home in 2014 and have faced previous floods in their garden, tennis courts and veranda. In November, George was lucky the flooding stopped short of the buildings he had recently renovated. Since purchasing their home, George and Amal have transformed the barns and added in a pool.
“There’s a small chance that wind gusts could reach 60-70mph, mostly likely on exposed coasts, though more widely we're likely to see a shorter spell of heavy, squally rain with hail and thunder in a few places and gusts to around 50mph. Most places within the warning areas are likely to see 10-15mm of rain, with a chance of 30-40mm in a few places. This is falling on saturated ground, which elevates the chances of flooding and disruption.”