UK floods shown in shocking footage after Storm Henk’s departure

England and Wales has felt the hit of heavy rainfall recently since Storm Henk passed through the UK. Footage reveals shocking scenes after thousands had to flee their homes.

Clarissa Wright Clarissa Wright[1] 07/01/2024 18:04 3 min

Images of the flooding after Storm Henk have been shared on social media. Many UK locations were shown to be severely impacted, including villages in Nottinghamshire and Cambridgeshire, as well as rural plains like Curry Moor in Somerset.

With 192 floods warnings still in place, here are our latest photos of the aftermath of Storm Henk. With temperatures below freezing there is little sign of the floods receding any time soon.#RiverSevern #RiverAvon#floods#floodalerts#Tewkesbury#UptononSevern#Gloucester pic.twitter.com/BrdRbDS5k5[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

— Heliflight UK (@HeliflightUK) January 7, 2024[10]

Hundreds of flood warnings apply[11] across England and Wales[12], as road and rail travel disruption continues after Storm Henk. Thousands of residents in the UK had to leave their homes as a result of floods.

Stay safe Nottinghamshire the River Trent overflows the embankment.#floods #stormhenk @MyNottingham pic.twitter.com/dzZ6lDmPtH[13][14][15][16]

— John Hess (@johnbhess) January 4, 2024[17]

Footage has shown houses submerged in water, and cars trying to drive through floodwaters, which can be very dangerous and is not advised by authorities.

Recent heavy rain downpours led to overflowing rivers, such as Riven Avon and River Severn. Flood plains such as at Shrewsbury by the River Severn seemed to turn into lakes with the infill of a phenomenal amount of water. A Thames floodplain engulfed with water is shown at Bourne End. Around Gloucester[18] airport many roads were closed.

#Thames floodplain at Cock Marsh, Bourne End. #floods pic.twitter.com/G1qiK8l1wZ[19][20][21]

— Peter Gibbs (@PeterGWeather) January 6, 2024[22]

In Nottinghamshire, drone footage has revealed the extent of flooding stretching around the centre of Newark. River Trent has overflowed. Based on floods in the county's village of Collingham, this has been at “biblical levels” and the “worst flooding the area has experienced since the year 2000”, Rober Jenrick told Sky News[23].

️ Newark Floods: Drone views show extent of flooding around the area#Newark #Nottinghamshire #flooding #floods[24][25][26][27]

Images taken at 10 am on Sunday 7 January show flooding stretching for miles around Newark centre.

Flood warnings remain in force:

Sunday am

River levels are pic.twitter.com/5kfhveZJUD[28]

— West Bridgford Wire News (@westbridgfdwire) January 7, 2024[29]

Even though there has been an introduction to more settled weather over the weekend, as explained in our forecast[30], the impacts of previous heavy rainfall episodes continue to be felt strongly in England and Wales.

References

  1. ^ Clarissa Wright (www.yourweather.co.uk)
  2. ^ #RiverSevern (twitter.com)
  3. ^ #RiverAvon (twitter.com)
  4. ^ #floods (twitter.com)
  5. ^ #floodalerts (twitter.com)
  6. ^ #Tewkesbury (twitter.com)
  7. ^ #UptononSevern (twitter.com)
  8. ^ #Gloucester (twitter.com)
  9. ^ pic.twitter.com/BrdRbDS5k5 (t.co)
  10. ^ January 7, 2024 (twitter.com)
  11. ^ apply (check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk)
  12. ^ Wales (www.yourweather.co.uk)
  13. ^ #floods (twitter.com)
  14. ^ #stormhenk (twitter.com)
  15. ^ @MyNottingham (twitter.com)
  16. ^ pic.twitter.com/dzZ6lDmPtH (t.co)
  17. ^ January 4, 2024 (twitter.com)
  18. ^ Gloucester (www.yourweather.co.uk)
  19. ^ #Thames (twitter.com)
  20. ^ #floods (twitter.com)
  21. ^ pic.twitter.com/G1qiK8l1wZ (t.co)
  22. ^ January 6, 2024 (twitter.com)
  23. ^ Sky News (news.sky.com)
  24. ^ #Newark (twitter.com)
  25. ^ #Nottinghamshire (twitter.com)
  26. ^ #flooding (twitter.com)
  27. ^ #floods (twitter.com)
  28. ^ pic.twitter.com/5kfhveZJUD (t.co)
  29. ^ January 7, 2024 (twitter.com)
  30. ^ forecast (www.yourweather.co.uk)

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