United kingdom has been hit by strong winds and periods of precipitation that struck before New Year’s Day and put out several fireworks displays and other celebrations. Several communities have faced significant floodings.
High waters and snow closed roads, canceled train service and forced schools to close their doors for what was supposed to be the first day of classes of 2025. The Warnings of flood were issued in almost 165 places in England and Wales due to which several train lines were shut down or experienced delay due to floodwaters or trees that had fallen on tracks.
Southeast of London, the Little Venice trailer park in Yalding, Kent were among the places surrounded by floodwaters. The body of a man was found in a flooded area near the River Aire in northern England. He was believed to have gone in the water over the weekend, North Yorkshire police said while they were seeking his identification.
Leicestershire and neighboring Lincolnshire in the English Midlands declared major incidents as they responded to hundreds of calls for help as waterways spilled over their banks and turned roads into rivers, burying cars up to their roofs.
At least 17 rescues were made to get people out of swamped homes and vehicles, the Leicestershire fire service said. “Emergency workers were trying to pluck children from a school in Edenham, where they were safe but stranded,” the Lincolnshire Resilience Forum posted on the X social media platform.
