Moment drivers get trapped in flood water
This is the second motorists get trapped in deep flood water as heavy rainfall continues to trigger chaos on roads throughout Britain within the wake of Storm Henk.
Footage reveals a yellow Mercedes A Class struggling by floodwater with its hazard lights on in the midst of the principle highway in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire.
Other drivers determined to take the danger and overtake the car, earlier than a pink BMW additionally will get stranded within the waist-deep water.
Police have been referred to as to assist the abandoned drivers, with the footage displaying a motorist pushing the pink automotive to security.
It comes after the Met Office warned that Storm Henk would wreak havoc with sturdy winds and torrential downpours through the first week of the New Year.
The video reveals a yellow Mercedes A Class (left) with its hazard lights on in the midst of the principle highway in Tewkesbury this morning
Other drivers determined to take the danger and overtake the car, nevertheless, a second automotive, a pink BMW, then additionally bought stranded within the deep water
Footage reveals somebody pushing a pink automotive out of the ground water, with police on the scene
Two daring motorcyclists then took the danger and drove by the deep water and have been capable of get throughout to the opposite facet with out getting caught
Areas of Southwest England and South Wales skilled highly effective friends of round 90 miles per hour through the late morning and early afternoon on Tuesday and Brits have been instructed to not journey.
This comes as Nottinghamshire County Council urged residents in at-risk areas to arrange in case they must evacuate and mentioned river peaks had closed in on file highs from 2000.
Officials revealed that key tributaries feeding into Trent together with the rivers Derwent, Soar and Dove had reached their peaks, which means excessive water ranges will now move down the Trent which is more likely to result in extra flooding to properties and roads.
Some houses have already been evacuated, whereas rail passengers have been instructed to journey house early this afternoon as flooding distress continued two days after Henk hit.
Great Western Railway urged clients to keep away from beginning journeys and mentioned those that had already travelled ought to think about taking a return practice ‘as quickly as potential’.
Thameslink, Southern, Gatwick Express and South Western Railway additionally warned of extreme disruption afterward with velocity restrictions already imposed on some strains.
The Met Office initially issued a rain warning throughout southern England from Cornwall to Suffolk however then prolonged it northwards over Cambridgeshire and Norfolk. It runs till 3am tomorrow and warns of additional energy cuts and villages turning into lower off.
A Corsa was filmed driving by the deep water this morning
The primary highway into the city centre in Tewkesbury was affected
The storm has additionally claimed a second life, as an 87-year-old girl crashed right into a tree.
She was driving a pink Smart Forfour – died on account of the incident, only a few hours after a person in his 50s was killed in a distinct crash.
The accident occurred on Tuesday, when winds have been reaching highs of 94mph.
It occurred on the B4526 close to the junction with Eastfield Lane at 5.25pm – close to Crays Pond, Oxfordshire.
The incident has been reported to the police watchdog – the Independent Office for Police Conduct – because the native station obtained a number of calls in regards to the fallen tree an hour and a half earlier than.
Officers of Thames Valley Police are asking for witnesses to return ahead.
