Why is garstang vulnerable to flooding

Northern Rail said the Wigan Wallgate-to-Southport line had reopened following flooding at Parbold, but warned services may be subject to delays. Homes at risk as floods continue. Interactive floods map. Severe weather: Your photos. Homes and transport hit by flooding. Flood-hit village starts clean-up.

Floods force home evacuations. There are around 3, measuring stations, and most are along main rivers and the coast. These levels can help you understand your flood risk now and over the next few days.

Find a river, sea, groundwater or rainfall level in this area. Updated am on 13 November The River Eden at Sands Centre broke through the previous highest record of 4. The previous record was 4. At Carlisle the Eden is forecast to peak at 7. The previous highest recorded was 7. These exceed and Over the past 48 hours, Environment Agency rain gauges have recorded widespread totals of more than mm across Cumbria. Provisional figures from a rain gauge in Honister in Cumbria show that mm rain fell in 24 hours Friday- If verified, this will be a UK record for 24 hours.

We have protected thousands of properties from flooding. Overnight we operated flood basins at Garstang and Catterall on the River Wyre. Collectively, the two basins hold 3 Million cubic metres of flood water equivalent to Olympic size swimming pools. This helped to protect well over properties. Floods Minister Rory Stewart travelled to Cumbria on Saturday night where he is meeting teams from the local Environment Agency and families affected by the floods.

Rivers are swollen and the ground is saturated by significant volumes of rain in recent weeks. As such there remains a risk of further flooding and in some areas and the Environment Agency continues to warn communities in northern England to be prepared today and tomorrow. Our priority is always public safety and we urge people to keep up to date with the latest situation by paying close attention to advice from the Environment Agency.

Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service worked with Lancashire Police, local authorities and the Environment Agency to co-ordinate effort to minimise disruption and protect the public. During widespread flooding the Fire and Rescue Service is going to be very busy and will prioritise its attendance to emergencies where there is a risk to life.

Be assured though, that if you are trapped by floodwater or your home is severely affected, call , ask for the Fire Service and you will be rescued.