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Wallington evacuated in flood fear as heavy rain hits England Wallington evacuated in flood fear as heavy rain hits England
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More than 80 homes are being evacuated after cracks appeared in a river flood wall following heavy rain. Homes are being evacuated after cracks appeared in a river flood wall following heavy rain.
The Environment Agency says if the wall collapses water will "rapidly inundate" the village of Wallington in Hampshire. The Environment Agency (EA) said if the wall collapsed water would "inundate" the village of Wallington in Hampshire.
Elsewhere, several people have been rescued from their vehicles and trains have been cancelled after rain swept across England.Elsewhere, several people have been rescued from their vehicles and trains have been cancelled after rain swept across England.
The Met Office expects more rain and the Environment Agency has issued 189 flood alerts and 30 flood warnings. The Met Office expects more rain and the Environment Agency has issued 240 flood alerts and 52 flood warnings.
There is a severe flood warning for the River Wallington, which means a danger to life. In Staffordshire, children and staff were evacuated from a nursery after the road outside was flooded.
The agency said the defence around the village had failed and the river was "just below" the top of the barrier and cracks had formed in the wall. Firefighters said 30 children had been moved from Meaford Day Nursery on Meaford Road in Stone.
A Sainsbury's supermarket and council depot in Wallington have been closed. In Cornwall, river levels on the River Cober in Helston are high after persistent rain on Wednesday, while the Dolphins River Park in Charmouth, Dorset, was under threat from the River Char. The River Wey in Weymouth, Dorset, was also rising, the EA said.
Residents evacuated from their homes are being taken to Fareham Leisure Centre. A number of vehicles have got stuck in flood water, with Hampshire, Dorset, Devon and Cornwall fire services all called to incidents.
A father and daughter were rescued by a police community support officer from their car, which became almost submerged in a ford on the Sway to Brockenhurst Road in Hampshire. The AA said it had attended 224 cars driven through or stuck in flood water and more than 6,800 breakdowns nationally - 1,100 an hour.
'Very lucky'
Fire crews rescued a driver trapped by flood water in Bude, Cornwall and Hampshire firefighters rescued six people stuck in vehicles in Fareham, Brockenhurst, Ringwood, Wallington and Waterlooville.
In one incident a father and daughter were rescued by a police community support officer from their car, which became almost submerged in a ford on the Sway to Brockenhurst Road in Hampshire.
PCSO Jim Hordle said: "I'd been on routine patrol and came across the ford and could see a Porsche in there and two occupants trapped in the vehicle.PCSO Jim Hordle said: "I'd been on routine patrol and came across the ford and could see a Porsche in there and two occupants trapped in the vehicle.
"We managed to get them out before the car went under completely."We managed to get them out before the car went under completely.
"They are very lucky.""They are very lucky."
A number of other vehicles got stuck in flood water, with Hampshire, Dorset, Devon and Cornwall fire services all called to incidents. The EA said the defence around Wallington had failed and the river was "just below" the top of the barrier and cracks had formed in the wall.
Fire crews have also rescued a driver trapped by flood water in Bude, Cornwall and Hampshire firefighters have rescued six people stuck in vehicles in Fareham, Brockenhurst, Ringwood, Wallington and Waterlooville. A Sainsbury's supermarket and council depot in the village have been closed.
href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-20795170" >Flood defences have been put up in Worcestershire with river levels rising on the Severn and Avon. Residents evacuated from their homes are being taken to Fareham Leisure Centre.
Flood defences have also been put up in Worcestershire with river levels rising on the Severn and Avon.
A flood warning has been issued for Cogenhoe Mill caravan park near Northampton and four flood alerts have been issued across the county.A flood warning has been issued for Cogenhoe Mill caravan park near Northampton and four flood alerts have been issued across the county.
'Ground saturated'
The rainfall has also led to problems in Northumbria, where the A19 on Wearside and Tyneside has been closed northbound, and motorists have been advised to take extra care.The rainfall has also led to problems in Northumbria, where the A19 on Wearside and Tyneside has been closed northbound, and motorists have been advised to take extra care.
More than 100 Cornwall Council staff were out overnight helping residents whose properties had been flooded. In Cornwall more than 100 council staff were out overnight helping residents whose properties had been flooded.
David Owens, who has been directing operations on behalf of the council, said: "It's been very busy, not as bad as 24 and 25 November, but still pretty unpleasant. David Owens, who has been directing operations on behalf of the authority, said: "It's been very busy, not as bad as 24 and 25 November, but still pretty unpleasant.
"Looking at the weather forecast, we are going to be busy up to Christmas."Looking at the weather forecast, we are going to be busy up to Christmas.
'Busy up to Christmas'
"The problem is that the water has nowhere to go because the ground is so saturated.""The problem is that the water has nowhere to go because the ground is so saturated."
Trains between Liskeard and Looe in Cornwall and between Bournemouth and Brockenhurst in Hampshire are affected. Train services between Liskeard and Looe in Cornwall and between Bournemouth and Brockenhurst in Hampshire are also affected, and the Cornish villages of Polbathic, Altarnun, St Keverne, Gunwalloe, Gorran Haven and Mevagissey have been flooded.
The Cornish villages of Polbathic, Altarnun, St Keverne, Gunwalloe, Gorran Haven and Mevagissey have also been flooded.
An Environment Agency spokesperson said: "Large swathes of southern and south-western England, south-east Wales and the Midlands are being warned to prepare for flooding.
"Successive bands of heavy rain are moving across England and Wales, and with the ground already saturated, this is likely to lead to property flooding from rivers and surface water as well as disruption to road and rail networks.
"Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Hampshire, West Sussex and Northamptonshire are particularly at risk."
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue manager Alex Hanson said: "It is impossible for motorists to tell how deep water is or the condition of the ground beneath.Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue manager Alex Hanson said: "It is impossible for motorists to tell how deep water is or the condition of the ground beneath.
"There is a significant risk to life if motorists become stranded. We recommend that people do not make non-essential journeys... if they live in areas prone to flooding.""There is a significant risk to life if motorists become stranded. We recommend that people do not make non-essential journeys... if they live in areas prone to flooding."
In other flooding incidents:
  • A29 is shut due to flooding at Slindon and Berstead
  • A24 is shut southbound at Findon
  • Buses replace trains between Fareham and Eastleigh
  • Two cars stranded by flooding on the B3302 at Fraddam between Hayle and Helston
  • Deep flood water on roads including the A399 Ilfracombe to Watermouth
  • A landslip has partly blocked the A386 near Bideford
  • The Lymington River at Brockenhurst has burst its banks
  • The road and rail network is disrupted by floods in Hampshire
  • The B3269 near Lostwithiel is closed
  • The A341 in Wimborne Minster is closed in both directions at the Canford Magna junction
  • In Dorset several vehicles are stuck in flash floods in Holt Road, Three Legged Cross, Canford Arena, Canford Magna
In other flooding incidents:
  • A29 is shut due to flooding at Slindon and Berstead
  • A24 is shut southbound at Findon
  • Buses replace trains between Fareham and Eastleigh
  • Two cars stranded by flooding on the B3302 at Fraddam between Hayle and Helston
  • Deep flood water on roads including the A399 Ilfracombe to Watermouth
  • A landslip has partly blocked the A386 near Bideford
  • The Lymington River at Brockenhurst has burst its banks
  • The road and rail network is disrupted by floods in Hampshire
  • The B3269 near Lostwithiel is closed
  • The A341 in Wimborne Minster is closed in both directions at the Canford Magna junction
  • In Dorset several vehicles are stuck in flash floods in Holt Road, Three Legged Cross, Canford Arena, Canford Magna
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