UK weather: dramatic footage shows Tewkesbury flooded as Storm Gerrit impact continues

Dramatic aerial footage shows the Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire under water as the UK grapples with severe weather conditions due to Storm Gerrit.
New Year’s Eve revellers have been urged to wrap up warm as conditions across many parts of the UK could feel close to freezing as the clock strikes midnight.
The weather is expected to remain unsettled with further strong winds and heavy rain throughout the last weekend of 2023.
A yellow weather warning for wind covering parts of Wales and the east of England has been issued and will come into force between 11am on Saturday and 3am on Sunday.
A spell of strong and gusty winds will move east across England and Wales, bringing some disruption to travel and services, the Met Office said.
A yellow weather warning for rain has been issued covering Wales between 10am and 6pm on Saturday, which may lead to flooding and transport disruption.
A yellow weather warning for rain will also come into effect at 4am on Saturday for Northern Ireland, due to be in force until 11am the same day.
The fresh warnings come on the heels of a gusty few days brought on by Storm Gerrit.
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[@rosalindwillatts7772]

Tewkesbury abbey is free of flood water. In times of flood almost every medieval church in England is free of flooding. Why? Medieval people understood the lie of the land and built their important buildings on higher land ( it my only have been1 - 2 metres high but they recognised its importance).

[@garry-ago-go]

We need to dredge the rivers like we used to .
The build up has made the rivers to shallow the water has nowhere to go
That would help a lot

[@grahvis]

Sorry that is just a myth, dredging damages the environment and does not help to stop flooding

[@garry-ago-go]

@@grahvis shallow river's or deep rivers are better for flooding?

[@grahvis]

@@garry-ago-go .
It isn't that simple, if the flow is reduced by dredging, the deposition of silt increases.
I used to fish the Upper Severn, and I've seen how a small change in the river bed can fill up a deep pool in just a matter of weeks.

[@garry-ago-go]

@@grahvis I fish the river lea all the Brooks and side streams are far to shallow through build up , If the river is to shallow to direct the water it will pool up i.e flood a deeper river can hold more water, otherwise why did our local authorities always clean and dredge and wash the rivers and canal through?

[@grahvis]

@@garry-ago-go .
There are plenty of papers on the matter available on the internet. I suggest some research.

[@pankajbakshi3937]

We are praying for your save and long life

[@Azureecosse]

That water surely must have sewage in it, no way it cannot have, pretty revolting.

[@garry-ago-go]

They have been pumping sewage into our rivers before the flood so your right about that

[@eneamechini9356]

Tewkesbury like campi bisenzio

[@patsycochrane1802]

😢

[@earnestequivocation6250]

I trust Developers will be allowed to build plastic and plasterboard Wendy Houses on these flood plains in the Moggian dystopia that is deregulated Brexit Land