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| Pershore Bridge flood-trapped drivers rescued as warnings remain | Pershore Bridge flood-trapped drivers rescued as warnings remain |
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| Fire crews have rescued drivers from floodwaters in Worcestershire where more than 20 flood warnings remain. | Fire crews have rescued drivers from floodwaters in Worcestershire where more than 20 flood warnings remain. |
| Firefighters were called "numerous times" to rescue drivers from Pershore Bridge after signs warning the road was closed were removed. | |
| Hereford and Worcester Fire Service tweeted the water was "deeper than it looks" and urged people to avoid the bridge and not move any signs. | Hereford and Worcester Fire Service tweeted the water was "deeper than it looks" and urged people to avoid the bridge and not move any signs. |
| Herefordshire has three flood warnings, including three for the River Teme. | Herefordshire has three flood warnings, including three for the River Teme. |
| The Environment Agency's Chris Bainger said they were "keeping an eye" on the river, in both counties. | The Environment Agency's Chris Bainger said they were "keeping an eye" on the river, in both counties. |
| "It's one of the rivers that is still coming down through towards Worcester - that is just about peaking in the Knightsford area... there's a lot of water in that system," he said. | "It's one of the rivers that is still coming down through towards Worcester - that is just about peaking in the Knightsford area... there's a lot of water in that system," he said. |
| On Friday, the River Avon in Eversham reached its highest level since 2007, flooding homes and businesses. | On Friday, the River Avon in Eversham reached its highest level since 2007, flooding homes and businesses. |
| The flood warning for the town remains in place, with the Environment Agency expecting river levels to "remain high over the next few days" but added they were beginning to fall at the Eversham river gauge. | |
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