More than 1,000 properties flooded across England as residents have been evacuated from their homes.
Hundreds of flood warnings and alerts have remained in place on Friday, with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) issuing a cold weather alert for Saturday.
The River Trent has been particularly hard hit, with Caroline Douglass, the Environment Agency’s flood director saying this water level is “some of the highest levels we’ve seen in 24 years”.
She told the BBC that 1,000 properties have been flooded in England this week, with the figure expected to grow.
She added that a buildup over the last couple of months has led up to the difficult situation these areas are facing currently.
Douglass said: “We have had very wide rainfall.
“Over November and December, following Storm Babet and Storm Ciaran, the ground was incredibly saturated right across the country, particularly in the east.
“But also that’s just been topped up over the pre-Christmas period. That rainfall from this week has just added to that, so there’s really nowhere for the water to go.
“The ground is completely saturated so in that situation we get more flooding and greater impacts than we’ve seen and probably in areas where people aren’t used to.”
