Flood warnings as many parts of Midlands still under water

A number of roads across the Midlands remain closed due to flooding today.

Drivers are warned to take extra care and not to drive through large patches of water, which can be deeper than they appear.

The following roads are affected:

• A449 at the Old Gore crossroads with the B4224 in Herefordshire
• A466 at Welsh Newton, Herefordshire
• B4347 near Dark Lane in Ewyas Harold, Herefordshire
• B4352 around Pentre Lane in Bredwardine, Herefordshire
• C1120 closed between Marden and Moreton on Lugg, Herefordshire

• C1122 closed between Marden and the A49 in Herefordshire
• Jay's Lane closed at Leintwardine, Herefordshire
• Hanley Road closed from the A4104 High Street in Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire

• New Street closed from the A4104 High Street / Old Street in Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire
• Slash Lane closed both ways between Sileby Road and Mountsorrel Lane in Sileby, Leicestershire
• Henwood Lane blocked between Berry Hall Lane and Barston Lane, Solihull

Photos taken today in Worcester show the extent of flood damage in the city after the River Severn burst its banks after several days of heavy rain.

As the clouds cleared, the blue skies made for picturesque views - but with footpaths, roads and fields still under water, the full cost of the damage has yet to be counted.

Eleven flood warnings and 14 alerts are still in force across the Midlands, as flood waters remain high for many people in the region.

The warnings have all been issued for areas based along the River Severn, which flows through Gloucestershire, Shropshire, and Worcestershire.

Flood warnings

• East Waterside, Upton-upon-Severn
• Ashleworth
• South Worcester
• Hanley Road, Upton-upon-Severn
• Hanley Castle and Saxons Lode
• Chaceley and Haw Bridge
• Abbots Court, Deerhurst
• Court Meadow, Kempsey and Callow End
• Apperley and The Leigh
• Sandhurst and Maisemore
• Severn Ham, Tewkesbury

Flood alerts

• River Mease
• River Sow and River Penk
• Burton Trent
• Rivers Frome and Cam
• Tidal Trent
• Tern and Perry Catchments
• River Trent in Derbyshire
• Lower River Soar in Leicestershire
• River Avon in Worcestershire
• River Severn in Worcestershire
• River Severn in Gloucestershire

• River Severn in Shropshire
• River Lugg, south of Leominster
• Severn Vyrnwy Confluence

Flood waters are still high in many parts of the Midlands - and more could be on the way, with 11 flood warnings and 14 alerts still in force for the region.

Worcester has been badly hit, with large swathes of the city submerged after the River Severn burst its banks.

Pictures taken in the city today show the entrance to the Diglis Hotel in Severn Street completely under water, while the Birmingham and Worcester Canal can no longer be told apart from the surrounding footpaths.

Sixteen flood warnings are currently in place across the Midlands.

The Environment Agency has also issued 26 flood alerts.

Pictures tweeted by the Environment Agency show low lying lanes covered in water and rising river levels.

The number of flood warnings and alerts from the Environment Agency has increased overnight, with a total of 60 now in place across the Midlands.

• Click here to see where flood warnings are in place

• Click here to see where flood alerts are in place

Eight flood warnings have been removed over the past 24 hours in the Midlands, but there are still more than 40 alerts and warnings still in place:

• Click here to see the Midlands flood warnings

• Click here to see the Midlands flood alerts