Flood warnings were issued this morning putting residents on alert in the Ironbridge and Bridgnorth areas that property was at risk.
Our video shows the scene in Bridgnorth this afternoon as the river rises towards a predicted peak there on Saturday evening.With blue skies above the town there has been some respite from the rains which recently dumped huge amounts of water on the region.Upstream of Bridgnorth, in the flood plains around Welshpool were filled with water ready to make its way through Shropshire.Tom Fewtrell recorded the scene with his drone camera.
He said:"It was recorded just off the Buttington Roundabout in Welshpool, I was parked in the layby with the Lloyds Animal Feeds truck heading towards Oswestry."I've never seen it rise so high so quickly. The fields just couldn't take the water into the ground fast enough. Immense amount of water in such a short period of time.
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