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Body found in flooded Tewkesbury Body found in flooded Tewkesbury
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Police searching for a teenager who went missing in the badly flooded town of Tewkesbury have found a body.Police searching for a teenager who went missing in the badly flooded town of Tewkesbury have found a body.
Mitchell Taylor, 19, was last seen leaving a bar on 21 July. It takes the flood death toll up to three after two men died on Thursday. Mitchell Taylor, 19, was last seen leaving a bar on 21 July. Two men were found dead on Thursday, after pumping water from a rugby club.
Around 130,000 homes in Gloucestershire are still without running water and the situation is likely to last for days. About 130,000 homes in Gloucestershire are still without running water and the situation is likely to last for days.
Some areas are facing the risk of more flooding with further heavy rain predicted overnight. Further heavy rain is predicted overnight in the area, and police advised people to stay indoors.
Gloucestershire Police said the body, which has not yet been formally identified, was discovered by an Italian hovercraft crew in flooded parkland near the town's abbey. BBC forecaster Peter Gibbs said: "On Saturday night we are going to see some heavy rain but it's not going to be anything like the amounts we saw when we had the flooding originally.
On Thursday Bram Lane and his son Chris were found dead at Tewkesbury rugby club. "Still the ground is saturated, which can cause concern."
The chief constable of Gloucestershire, Tim Brain, said: "We do not want to distract the efforts of any of the emergency services because people have become stuck away from home because they have engaged in an unnecessary journey."
We do not want to distract the efforts of any of the emergency services because people have become stuck away from home Tim Brain, chief constable of Gloucestershire, advising people to stay in on Saturday night Tonight's weather - BBC Weather Centre
Gloucestershire Police said the man's body, which has not yet been formally identified, was discovered by an Italian hovercraft crew in flooded parkland near the town's abbey.
Earlier this week Mitchell Taylor's mother Jane told the Gloucestershire Echo it was not like her son to be away from their home for such a long time.
She said it was also out of character for him not to turn up for his work at a Tewkesbury pub, but this was what happened on Saturday night.
On Thursday Bram Lane, 64, and his son Chris, 27, were found dead at Tewkesbury rugby club.
They are thought to have been overcome by fumes as they used a petrol-powered pump to clear floodwater.They are thought to have been overcome by fumes as they used a petrol-powered pump to clear floodwater.
Heavy rain Bill rises?
The chief constable of Gloucestershire, Tim Brain, says the county still has only a fraction of the drinking water it usually uses. About 130,000 homes in Gloucestershire are still without mains water, following the flooding of a waterworks earlier this week.
And he advised people in the area to stay in on Saturday evening because of the heavy rain forecast. However, Severn Trent Water said "significant progress" had been made in getting the flooded Mythe water treatment plant working again.
Everybody who provides a service has got to think about climate change Baroness YoungEnvironment Agency chief class="" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/ukweather/">Tonight's weather - BBC Weather Centre About 130,000 households still have no running water [pic - Andy Pryor]
He said: "We do not want to distract the efforts of any of the emergency services because people have become stuck away from home because they have engaged in an unnecessary journey."
Water companies across the UK have been sending in tankers to help thousands of homeowners whose supplies have been contaminated, and the Red Cross has been delivering food parcels.Water companies across the UK have been sending in tankers to help thousands of homeowners whose supplies have been contaminated, and the Red Cross has been delivering food parcels.
The charity's appeal for flood victims has so far raised £500,000.The charity's appeal for flood victims has so far raised £500,000.
Price limits
Meanwhile, water bills will have to rise as a response to the floods, the head of the Environment Agency has told the BBC News website.Meanwhile, water bills will have to rise as a response to the floods, the head of the Environment Agency has told the BBC News website.
Baroness Young said that utility firms and local authorities had a duty to improve antiquated drainage systems to prevent future disasters.Baroness Young said that utility firms and local authorities had a duty to improve antiquated drainage systems to prevent future disasters.
Public bodies and firms providing essential services had to think about climate change and adapting the infrastructure, she said. In many cities the drainage was built 150 to 200 years ago and was unable to cope with such heavy rain, she said.
Bodies owning "sensitive installations" such as power stations should make them "more robust", she added. Price limits for water have already been set for up to 2010 by regulator Ofwat, meaning any rises could come into force only from 2011 onwards.
Oxford is among areas affected by the floods
Price limits for water have already been set for up to 2010 by regulator Ofwat, meaning any rises could only come into force from 2011 onwards.
The Environment Agency chief executive said the water firms' responsibility, which would effect bill rises was a "small part" of an overall strategy to protect against future climate change events.
"Everybody who provides a service has got to think about climate change," she said.
We had seen very heavy rainfall and "more and more flash flooding" which official bodies and housing developers must take into consideration, she said.
"Most scientists say it is too early to say if recent flooding was the result of climate change, but these extreme events are happening more frequently."
She said in many cities the drainage was built 150 to 200 years ago and was unable to cope with such heavy rain.
Flood warning
Baroness Young said another key factor was protecting against flooding from rivers and seas, for which the prime minister announced an extra £200m in flood defences.
As more rain was predicted, Baroness Young advised people to listen to radio, television and online reports and to call Floodline and follow the recommendations.
She also said many people should sign to the agency's direct flood warning service, which had made 140,000 calls to those at risk of flooding over the past week.
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BBC forecaster Peter Gibbs said: "On Saturday night we are going to see some heavy rain but it's not going to be anything like the amounts we saw when we had the flooding originally. Baroness Young also said public bodies and firms providing essential services had to think about climate change and adapting the infrastructure.
"Still the ground is saturated, which can cause concern." Bodies owning "sensitive installations" such as power stations should make them "more robust", she said.
He said widely across south Wales and southern England 10 to 15 mm of rain was expected, with a few places seeing as much as 30mm of rain.
This compares to 120 mm of rainfall which occurred in some places during the recent flooding.
Severn Trent Water said 'significant progress' had been made in getting the flooded Mythe water treatment plant working again.
Some economists have put the immediate costs of the floods at around £5bn.Some economists have put the immediate costs of the floods at around £5bn.
The Environment Secretary, Hilary Benn, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that repairing damage to schools, roads and bridges was going to be "a long hard slog."The Environment Secretary, Hilary Benn, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that repairing damage to schools, roads and bridges was going to be "a long hard slog."
Conservative leader David Cameron visited flood-hit Tewkesbury on Saturday. He said the government must be challenged to ensure the flooding risk was reduced in the future.Conservative leader David Cameron visited flood-hit Tewkesbury on Saturday. He said the government must be challenged to ensure the flooding risk was reduced in the future.
Environment Agency floodline: 0845 988 1188Environment Agency floodline: 0845 988 1188
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