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In pictures: Storm Dennis causes flooding in UK
More than 400 homes in England had been flooded while at least 1,000 agency staff were working “to protect and support those communities which have been hit”.
A woman looks out of her window as geese swim past in floodwater after the River Severn bursts it’s banks in Bewdley, west of Birmingham on February 16, 2020, after Storm Dennis caused flooding across large swathes of Britain. As Storm Dennis sweeps in, the country is bracing itself for widespread weather disruption for the second weekend in a row. Experts have warned that conditions amount to a “perfect storm”, with hundreds of homes at risk of flooding. Image: AFP
A abandoned submerged car is pictured in floodwater in Homs Road after the River Wye burst its banks in Ross-on-Wye, western England, on February 17, 2020, in the aftermath of Storm Dennis. Britain on February 17 began to clear up after Storm Dennis battered the country over the weekend, leading the government’s weather agency to issue a rare “danger to life” warning amid widespread flooding and high winds. Image: AFP
Floodwater rises up the front buildings alongside the River Ouse in central York after the river burst its banks in York, northern England, on February 17, 2020, in the aftermath of Storm Dennis. Britain on February 17 began to clear up after Storm Dennis battered the country over the weekend, leading the government’s weather agency to issue a rare “danger to life” warning amid widespread flooding and high winds. Image: AFP
People bail water out of flooded homes after the River Wye burst its banks in Ross-on-Wye, western England, on February 17, 2020, in the aftermath of Storm Dennis. Britain on February 17 began to clear up after Storm Dennis battered the country over the weekend, leading the government’s weather agency to issue a rare “danger to life” warning amid widespread flooding and high winds. Image: AFP
Hereford Cathedral is seen in the background amid flooding in Hereford, western England, on February 17, 2020, in the aftermath of Storm Dennis. Britain on February 17 began to clear up after Storm Dennis battered the country over the weekend, leading the government’s weather agency to issue a rare “danger to life” warning amid widespread flooding and high winds. Image: AFP
A man walks through in a flooded street in Hereford, western England, on February 17, 2020, in the aftermath of Storm Dennis. Britain on February 17 began to clear up after Storm Dennis battered the country over the weekend, leading the government’s weather agency to issue a rare “danger to life” warning amid widespread flooding and high winds. Image: AFP
