Flood warnings continue
Sunday 30 December 2012
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EmailThe Environment Agency warned today of further flooding over the next 48 hours as what is likely to be the wettest year on record comes to a soggy end.
Heavy rain is expected to fall across much of the country tomorrow with revellers at outdoor New Year's Eve celebrations advised to take an umbrella.
Environment Agency teams are continuing to monitor river levels, clear river channels and ensure flood defences are working properly, and have erected mobile flood barriers in cities and towns such as Oxford, Worcester, Shrewsbury and Bewdley.
Larger rivers such as the Thames, Severn and Wye are likely to remain high for several days.
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