Britain braces itself for more rain after a week-long washout as 14 flood warnings remain in place

Britain braces itself for more rain after a week-long washout as 45 flood warnings and alerts remain in place with summertime still on hold until at least Thursday

  • More rain is on the way with British summertime not expected to return until at least Thursday next week
  • Hundreds of homes are still at risk of flooding with as many as 45 warnings issued across the country
  • Homes in Wainfleet All Saints, Lincolnshire, have been submerged up to the top of their door handles 

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Britain has been warned to brace for more showers today as summertime looks set to be postponed until at least Thursday next week.

Hundreds of homes remain at risk of flooding with 14 flood warnings still in place, mostly across the west of England, and 31 flood alerts in Humberside, around Bournemouth and in the area surrounding Greater Manchester.

It comes after five days of torrential rain, and two months worth of water falling in two days in Lincolnshire, left homes in Wainfleet All Saints submerged up to the top of their front door handles. They remain partially underwater today.

This house has been submerged up to the door handle in Wainfleet All Saints, Lincolnshire, after two months worth of rain fell in two days in the area. Britain has been told to brace itself for more bad weather as summertime looks set to be put on hold until at least Thursday

A flooded street in Wainfleet All Saints with homes also partially submerged. Rain is expected to be heaviest in the north and east of England today while the south is forecast to be a bit drier

A flooded street in Wainfleet All Saints with homes also partially submerged. Rain is expected to be heaviest in the north and east of England today while the south is forecast to be a bit drier

A flooded back garden in Wainfleet All Saints. Earlier this week two months worth of rain fell in the area in two days

A flooded back garden in Wainfleet All Saints. Earlier this week two months worth of rain fell in the area in two days

Hundreds of homes remain at risk of flooding across England after 13 flood warnings and 31 flood alerts were issued

Hundreds of homes remain at risk of flooding across England after 13 flood warnings and 31 flood alerts were issued

A raging torrent of water has also been seen surging down the River Teme in Lincolnshire, which was bone dry this time last year. 

Showers are expected to be heaviest in the north and east of England this Father’s Day, with the odd burst of thunder ‘possible’, warned the Met Office.

Jellyfish the size of a dustbin lid is thrown up on a Cornish beach

Giant jellyfish have been dumped across British beaches following the dismal weather.

One woman found one of the giant monsters while walking her dog on the beach between Porthleven and Gunwalloe, Cornwall.

It was identified by experts as a barrell jellyfish, which can deliver a painful sting.

The jellyfish was found on a beach in Cornwall

The jellyfish was found on a beach in Cornwall

Parents and children are being warned to be careful around beaches this month, as the tentacled monsters could continue to wash up or lurk in the shallows. 

In July last year Verity Stainton, 13, staggered from the sea at Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire, with the tentacles of a jellyfish wrapped round her.

She had burns all over her body and needed emergency treatment.

Wales is also forecast to suffer persistent rain showers throughout this afternoon. 

Sunshine in small bursts has also been predicted and is likely to be most prolonged in the south and east of England. 

Temperatures will be ‘a touch below where they should be at this time of year’, said weather forecaster Simon Partridge, hovering around 20 to 21 degrees celsius in the south and dropping to 17 in the north.

Strong breezes have also been predicted, blowing at up to 41 mph on the coast, which will keep rain interspersed with cloud cover and sunshine as foreboding clouds are pushed on. 

Weather Forecaster Mr Partridge said there should be ‘a reasonable amount of sunshine around as well as a few showers’.

‘There’s a chance that you may see persistent rain this afternoon across Wales’. 

‘The advantage of being a breezy day is that showers move quite quickly so no one area should see a prolonged period of rainfall.’

‘And then tonight it’s fairly mild. We’ll see rain lingering across parts of Wales but it will be mainly dry and cold with winds starting to ease, particularly on the south east.’

Looking to the coming week, Mr Partridge said that ‘all eyes’ were on Tuesday and Wednesday.

‘More rain is due to come up from the south’, he said.

‘Temperatures could rise to 25 to 26 degrees celsius but that would come with the risk of some heavier showers. It will be a fairly cloudy and humid feel rather than sunshine unfortunately.

‘We are expecting to issue a rain warning for the heavy thundery rain as it moves northwards, particularly in areas that are sensitive to showers after last week. Lincolnshire is one area that we’re keeping an eye on.

‘There’s no signal of any sort of prolonged dry spell in the next week or so. 

‘The general trend is for things to settle down though so we could see drier and brighter weather by the end of the week.’ 

This time last year the River Teme in Lincolnshire was bone dry. Now, after two months worth of rain fell in two days, it is a raging torrent hurtling towards the coast

The River Teme is up to its banks in Lincolnshire after being completely bone dry this time last year

Police’s new £20million headquarters floods in Middlesbrough

Fire crews were forced to pump floodwater out of a police force’s new £20m headquarters following torrential downpours.

Cleveland Police’s state-of-the-art headquarters ‘The Community Safety Hub’ officially opened last summer in Hemlington, Middlesbrough.

The force moved out of its 1970s office block, based on Ladgate Lane in the town, due to soaring running costs of about £1m a year.

It sold the land near Marton, Middlesbrough, for almost £17.8m to help pay for the new hub.

The force were forced to take action after floodwater was discovered underneath the floor in the serve room of the new building. The headquarters also had a leaking roof.

One source described how there were ‘buckets being used’ to catch rainwater coming through the ceiling due to a leaky roof. It is not known if the two incidents are connected.

As a precaution and due to the flood, the force’s Control Room was relocated overnight before returning to its usual room Friday morning (JUNE 14).

A spokesman for Cleveland Police said: “At around 3.30pm on Thursday 13th June moisture sensors in Cleveland Police’s server room at the Community Safety Hub in Hemlington sounded an alert.

‘On inspection flooding was found beneath the floor and the Fire Bridge was contact to assist in clearing the water. Pumping continued overnight and into Friday.

‘As a precaution, the Force’s Control Room was relocated overnight to a fall back facility before returning during the day on Friday 14th June.

‘The Force continues to actively manage the risk and there is no operational impact on policing at this time. We are returning to business as usual and the public have not been put at risk.’

The site scooped a top regional design award in April after judges said it provided ‘a modern day, innovative and highly energy efficient headquarters’.

Cleveland’s Police and Crime Commissioner Barry Coppinger is responsible for the building.

A spokeswoman from the PCC’s office said contractors had been onto the site to deal with the leak.

She said: ‘Due to the extreme weather conditions over the past 24 hours, we have been made aware of a leak at the Community Safety Hub.

‘As is normal in these circumstances, this has been progressed with our contractors who have been on site today and will advise on how this will be rectified.’

 

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