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Wednesday 25 July 2007

Uk: Further Rain Expected This Week & Over The Weekend

A severe flood warning remains in force from Eynsham Lock, Eynsham, to Sandford Lock, Sandford-on-Thames, and from there down to Days Lock on the River Thames.

Levels are expected to peak in Wallingford and flooding is predicted to start in Henley this afternoon.

The Environment Agency says six severe flood warnings and 33 other flood warnings are in place.Further rain is expected this week and into the weekend, Sky News' weather department said.

Parts of Oxford were swamped overnight and towns along the River Thames are now under imminent threat. The flood focus is on areas such as Reading, Henley, Windsor and Marlow, where river levels are expected to peak soon. (Sky News)