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UK floods: 400 Surrey homes 'completely waterlogged' UK floods: Hundreds evacuated and thousands more at risk
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Hundreds of people have been evacuated and thousands more are at risk from flooding in Surrey, the Environment Agency has said.Hundreds of people have been evacuated and thousands more are at risk from flooding in Surrey, the Environment Agency has said.
Fourteen severe flood warnings, meaning there is a potential risk to life, remain in place on the River Thames in Berkshire and Surrey. Fourteen severe flood warnings, meaning there is a potential risk to life, are in place on the River Thames in Surrey and Berkshire with two in Somerset.
Some 400 homes have been "completely waterlogged", the agency added.Some 400 homes have been "completely waterlogged", the agency added.
Surrey Police has declared a "major incident" and has deployed more than 100 officers.Surrey Police has declared a "major incident" and has deployed more than 100 officers.
'Sitting ducks''Sitting ducks'
The force said it had been overwhelmed with 999 calls overnight and urged people to only call in an emergency.The force said it had been overwhelmed with 999 calls overnight and urged people to only call in an emergency.
Allana Burns, from Chertsey, told BBC Radio 4 that people felt abandoned after all the emergency crews pulled out on Monday afternoon.Allana Burns, from Chertsey, told BBC Radio 4 that people felt abandoned after all the emergency crews pulled out on Monday afternoon.
She added: "We've just been left with nothing, very little information. You can't get anything from anywhere.She added: "We've just been left with nothing, very little information. You can't get anything from anywhere.
"Sandbags, I've seen the military drive over the bridge, directly past us, they haven't dropped any off. "Sandbags - I've seen the military drive over the bridge, directly past us, they haven't dropped any off.
"We're just kind of sitting ducks, waiting for it to happen - I'd imagine if anything does worsen, they'll all flock back." "We're just kind of sitting ducks, waiting for it to happen."
'Challenging time''Challenging time'
Surrey Police Ch Supt Matt Twist said: "Officers and staff from Surrey and Sussex Police are working around the clock to assist in supporting local residents affected by the severe flooding.Surrey Police Ch Supt Matt Twist said: "Officers and staff from Surrey and Sussex Police are working around the clock to assist in supporting local residents affected by the severe flooding.
"Our staff continue to go above and beyond the call of duty."Our staff continue to go above and beyond the call of duty.
"This is a challenging time for everyone involved and we are working closely with the fire service, the military and local authorities to keep people safe and help them protect their properties.""This is a challenging time for everyone involved and we are working closely with the fire service, the military and local authorities to keep people safe and help them protect their properties."
The Met Office has issued a yellow "be aware" warning for rain in Surrey and across the South East. The water is lapping at the door of Mike Berwick's house in Chertsey Lane, Staines.
David McKnight, from the Environment Agency, told BBC Surrey: "We had about 20mm (of rain) across the Surrey area, the Guildford area, over the last 24 hours. He has moved valuable and important items upstairs, but added: "We're all very stressed. We have been watching the water coming up for days.
"That's going to be making its way into the local watercourses and the bigger tributaries of the Thames and then finally into the Thames over the next day or so. "It is the creeping inevitability of it all that is the worst bit.
"We'll keep a very close eye on how those watercourses respond to the rainfall we've just had and we'll be issuing more flood alerts and flood warnings if we get to those levels, and I think in some areas we will do because there is so much water hanging around." "The army delivered some sandbags but at this stage how can you hold it back?
On Monday, Surrey Fire and Rescue Service chief fire officer Russell Pearson said: "We have rescued around 150 people in the last 24 hours and this number is only going to increase. "It's utterly extraordinary and unprecedented, but it is down to 50 years of neglect not five weeks of rain."
"However, we have extra resources in place to manage the evacuation and rescue operation and we will continue to work to keep those residents affected by the flooding safe." Rain warning
Homes, shops and businesses in Datchet, Berkshire, remain waterlogged after the village saw major flooding on Monday.
Georgia Fletcher has been forced to leave her home in Wraysbury.
"It's not good here. Normally you can get down the road in just waders but it's too deep now. The water is up to the top of my thigh," she said.
"I can't get anywhere near Wraysbury. We had sandbags delivered yesterday.
"It's distressing not being able to get back to your own house. My bedroom is on the ground floor. You don't know what you're going to come back to."
The Met Office has issued a yellow "be aware" warning for rain in the south-west, south and south-east of England as well as parts of Herefordshire, Shropshire and Worcestershire.
Dawlish railway
Flood levels on the River Severn in Worcestershire could rise further, according to the Environment Agency.
Chris Bainger said levels in Worcester were "steady" at 5.22m and could rise further on Thursday to about 5.6m - "very close" to the 5.66m recorded in the summer of 2007.
About 40 houses in Worcestershire and Herefordshire were flooded on Monday and Worcester's main road bridge was shut for 24 hours.
Water continues to surround properties in the village of Moorland on the Somerset Levels near Bridgwater.
On Tuesday, Prime Minister David Cameron visited Dawlish on the Devon coast where the railway line was wrecked in a storm.