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| Lincolnshire flooding: hundreds of homes to be evacuated | Lincolnshire flooding: hundreds of homes to be evacuated |
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| People are being evacuated from their homes following severe flooding in Lincolnshire. | People are being evacuated from their homes following severe flooding in Lincolnshire. |
| Those living in 590 properties in Wainfleet will be moved after concerns were raised over flood defences on the River Steeping. | |
| An estimated 44 people have already been evacuated from the market town, where RAF helicopters were drafted in to drop 270 tonnes of gravel to repair the bank on Friday. | An estimated 44 people have already been evacuated from the market town, where RAF helicopters were drafted in to drop 270 tonnes of gravel to repair the bank on Friday. |
| City of Lincoln council said the temporary repairs had since “started to deteriorate” and another military helicopter had been deployed to deliver more ballast. | City of Lincoln council said the temporary repairs had since “started to deteriorate” and another military helicopter had been deployed to deliver more ballast. |
| On Saturday, the Environment Agency said there was a possibility that further properties could be affected and a decision had been taken “to evacuate the highest risk areas and the most vulnerable in Wainfleet”. | On Saturday, the Environment Agency said there was a possibility that further properties could be affected and a decision had been taken “to evacuate the highest risk areas and the most vulnerable in Wainfleet”. |
| Among the residents who have already been affected by the floods was Jean Hart, who said she and her husband had been left with only their pets and the clothes they were wearing after the river burst its banks on Wednesday. | Among the residents who have already been affected by the floods was Jean Hart, who said she and her husband had been left with only their pets and the clothes they were wearing after the river burst its banks on Wednesday. |
| “The whole of the bottom of our house is completely gone. Everything’s floating, including our beds,” Hart told Lincolnshire Live. | “The whole of the bottom of our house is completely gone. Everything’s floating, including our beds,” Hart told Lincolnshire Live. |
| “We recently renovated the whole of the first floor, but now everything we own is in foul water at the moment.” | “We recently renovated the whole of the first floor, but now everything we own is in foul water at the moment.” |
| River levels in Wainfleet are expected to remain very high for the next few days and residents have been advised to leave and stay with friends or family, or at the Richmond school in Skegness. | River levels in Wainfleet are expected to remain very high for the next few days and residents have been advised to leave and stay with friends or family, or at the Richmond school in Skegness. |
| Lincolnshire police have asked the public not to “impede” their work by flying drones in the area while they attempt to rescue residents and monitor the river with a helicopter. | Lincolnshire police have asked the public not to “impede” their work by flying drones in the area while they attempt to rescue residents and monitor the river with a helicopter. |
| During a washout week of intense rainfall, the Environment Agency issued dozens of flood warnings – largely across the Midlands, the north-west and the north-east – with 16 still in place across England. | During a washout week of intense rainfall, the Environment Agency issued dozens of flood warnings – largely across the Midlands, the north-west and the north-east – with 16 still in place across England. |
| On Thursday, passengers on a London-to-Nottingham service were stranded in Corby, Northamptonshire, for up to eight hours after torrential rain caused a landslip. | On Thursday, passengers on a London-to-Nottingham service were stranded in Corby, Northamptonshire, for up to eight hours after torrential rain caused a landslip. |
| Commuters were eventually transferred to a second train but that also became stuck because of flooding on the line. | Commuters were eventually transferred to a second train but that also became stuck because of flooding on the line. |
| East Midlands Trains were still experiencing disruption due to flooding on Saturday, with passengers advised to completely avoid travelling to and from Skegness. | East Midlands Trains were still experiencing disruption due to flooding on Saturday, with passengers advised to completely avoid travelling to and from Skegness. |
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