Flood warnings are in place for low-lying areas all across Shropshire after a very rainy start to the week.
Rivers responded quickly to the downpour at the start of the week and warnings were first issued in the afternoon in the areas around Llanymynech and into Shrawardine near Shrewsbury at the Severn Vyrnwy confluence, at Market Drayton and Newport and north of Ludlow.
The Environment Agency has warned it expects river levels to remain high with further rainfall expected over the next two days. A spokesman for the EA said:"We expect flooding to affect low-lying land and roads adjacent to the river from the Welsh border at Llawnt to Shrawardine." The river peaked at Llanymynech peaked overnight and flooding of properties is not forecast at this point.
At the Tern and Perry catchment flooding is expected to affect low-lying land and roads adjacent to the river from Wolverley to Newport.At the Upper Teme, near Ludlow the EA said:"River levels have risen at the Onibury river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Flooding continues. We expect flooding to affect low lying-land and roads adjacent the River Teme, River Onny and River Corve and their tributaries.They add:"We are closely monitoring the situation," said a spokesman.
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