Floods clean-up continues across the West Country
There have been major problems across the region after a band of heavy rain hit the West.
The tidal surge after the Severn Bore
The famous Severn Bore travelled up the River Severn in Gloucestershire this morning.
The time-lapse video below, filmed over 30 minutes, shows how the resulting tidal surge crept up the already flooded embankment at Minsterworth:
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How the floods cost 3 year old Elsa her birthday party
Three year old Elsa Sadler can't have a birthday party because the floods on the Somerset Levels mean her friends can't get there.
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Residents struggle after two weeks of flooding
It's now more than two weeks since huge parts of Somerset were hit by the flooding and it could be many more before life returns to normal.
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Calls for a solution to flooding on the Somerset Levels
People living on the Somerset Levels, many of whom are cut off by the recent floods, are calling for regular dredging to solve the problem