People living on the Somerset Levels say they fear a repeat of 2014's floods, following weeks of heavy rain. The Environment Agency (EA) declared a major incident on Wednesday, with many hectares ...

Somerset floods crisis: How the story unfolded. Published. 19 March 2014. Share. close panel. Share page. Copy link. About sharing. Large parts of the Somerset Levels spent much of the winter of ...

Lessons learnt from Somerset floods. by. 22 August 2014. ... The report was based on first-hand accounts given by clergy who were working and living in the Somerset Levels, ... Browse Church and ...

Somerset Levels floods: Cut off - and furious. With parts of Somerset still under water after a month, locals want answers from the Environment Agency. By Philip Johnston 27 January 2014 • 10:35pm .

BRIDGWATER, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 10: Worker's continue to build flood defences around the home of Sam Notaro in the flooded village of Moorland on the Somerset Levels on February 10, 2014 in ...

As flooding continues on the Somerset Levels, ... In the 2014 flood, it is estimated about 6,500 ha (16,000 acres), or about 10% of the Levels, are ... Floods: Saving lives and livelihoods.

Read The Somerset Levels house that became an ... Last updated Tue 18 Feb 2014. ... Somerset Levels have been one of the worst-affected areas during the floods and today's aerial images reveal ...

In December 2013 and January 2014, a series of storms dropped 372 millimeters (15 inches) of rain on southern England, making that two-month period the wettest on record since 1910. The storms and ...

The Somerset Levels span an area of around 250 square miles, or 160,000 acres. The majority of this area is below sea level, making the land vulnerable to both tidal and land-based flooding.

Covering the Somerset Levels floods is a challenging experience full of reporting and filming obstacles, says Sky's Joe Tidy. By Joe Tidy, in Somerset Saturday 8 February 2014 05:43, UK ...

According to Somerset County Council, the flooding in 2012 cost farmers and local businesses on the Curry and North Moors an estimated £10m. That figure is set to rise rapidly following the ...