Published on Feb 30, 01575879
Residents in riverside properties in Ironbridge, Shropshire, have been told to evacuate immediately after emergency defenses at the Severn were breached.
Locals in the Worcestershire town of Bewdley were also forced to evacuate after the river spilled over barriers at Beales Corner.
The level of the River Severn reached more than ft (6. 90 m) in the Shropshire village of Buildwas at around 8. am on Wednesday – up from a level of (ft) 4. m) on Sunday . On Wednesday morning there were two severe flood warnings – meaning there is a risk to life – on the River Severn. for the latest on the floods as they happen, click here : s: //www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ 2643 …
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