UK Flooding

Snow, Blizzards And Flooding Mark Start Of Spring

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 22.03.2013 | UK

More than 44,000 homes and businesses in Northern Ireland have been left without power after much of the United Kingdom was battered by snow, sleet an...

Mali: The Vital Role of Local Civil Society

Tony Cunningham | Posted 18.05.2013 | UK Politics
Tony Cunningham

Mali, along with several of its neighbouring countries in the Sahel region of West Africa, remains in a state of crisis. The rebel threat has not gone away, despite their withdrawal from strategic towns, and the recent fighting has increased tensions between different ethnic groups, some of whom have been associated with the rebels' cause.

'Prepare For Future Extreme Weather' Warns Environment Agency

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 04.03.2013 | UK

The Environment Agency has warned Britons to prepare for future extreme weather after flooding hit parts of England and Wales one in every five days l...

Flood Alerts As Gales And Heavy Rain To Batter Britain

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 30.03.2013 | UK

Fresh flood warnings were issued on Monday as further heavy rain and strong winds due to batter Britain this week bring a new risk of danger and disru...

Flooding Fears As Thaw To Follow Final Band of Snow

PA | Posted 27.03.2013 | UK

Britain prepared for the cold spell to end with a final fall of heavy snow later on Friday, ahead of flooding fears over the weekend. The last of t...

Prepare To Stay Cold & Wet: More Snow To Be Followed By Floods

Huffington Post UK/ PA | Sara C Nelson | Posted 25.01.2013 | UK

Heavy snow is expected to sweep the country on Friday, ahead of a thaw which, coupled with rains, is expected to cause flooding. The worst of the ...

Flood Warning As Cold Spell Ends

PA | Posted 23.01.2013 | UK

Britain faces the risk of flooding as the recent spell of snow and cold weather comes to an end this weekend. After lighter flurries today, more sn...

Snow, When Will You Go?

Clare Nasir | Posted 23.03.2013 | UK
Clare Nasir

Now, after a week of the white stuff, most of us would prefer the snow to go - so we can get back to our own norm - we may not like it but we do cope with it well - rain and wind. Before this happens though, the big freeze will stay with us for a little longer. A few more bouts of snow are forecast across the country until Thursday...

Couple Rescued After Falling Into Flooded River As Bridge Collapses

The Huffington Post UK/PA | Posted 03.01.2013 | UK

Two men were taken to hospital after a bridge collapsed in North Yorkshire, plunging them into the river below. The pair, who are believed to have ...

PHOTOS: Flood-Hit Regions Suffer Second Soaking

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 02.01.2013 | UK

Residents whose homes and businesses were damaged by floodwaters just weeks ago are now facing further clean-ups after more flooding across Yorkshire....

Floods Hit Thousands In 2012 But Flood Defence Spending Down

PA | Posted 31.12.2012 | UK

Almost 8,000 homes and businesses were flooded in 2012, as the UK was battered by repeated heavy rain, storms and floods. Defences protected almost...

UK Set for Wettest Year On Record As 2012 Ends With a Soaking

The Huffington Post UK/PA | Posted 31.12.2012 | UK

Rain has swept across south western parts of Britain, bringing a sodden end to what is likely to be one of the wettest years on record. Some upland...

Heavy Rain Dampens End To 2012 (PICTURES)

PA | Posted 28.12.2012 | UK

The final weekend of 2012 will bring with it yet further trepidation for weary communities after the Environment Agency urged the public to prepare fo...

The Wettest Year On Record?

PA/ The Huffington Post UK | Posted 27.12.2012 | UK

This year is set to become the wettest on record in the UK, forecasters said, as flood-battered areas were warned they face renewed danger from storms...

A Wet Christmas, Not A White One As Downpours Bring Flood Misery (PICTURES)

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 25.12.2012 | UK

Hopes of a white Christmas were washed out today as many Britons awoke to Yuletide flooding. Long downpours continued to bring misery after hundred...

More Flooding Fears As UK Braces Itself For A Soggy Christmas

PA | Posted 24.12.2012 | UK

Heavy showers could bring more flooding woes for parts of rain-battered Britain this Christmas, as the country braces itself for one of its wettest ye...

PHOTOS: 'We're Lucky To Be Alive'

PA/ The Huffington Post UK | Posted 24.12.2012 | UK

Christmas preparations will be on hold for thousands of people up and down the UK as they brace themselves against the possibility of further flooding...

'We Are Devastated'

PA/ The Huffington Post UK | Posted 22.12.2012 | UK

Rail passengers and motorists might not get home for the festive season, as the great Christmas getaway was stalled by continued wet weather and flood...

Bring Your Brolly: Britain Braced For Further Flooding

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 20.12.2012 | UK

Fresh floods and heavy rain has prompted train cancellations across the country, with fire-fighters saying they are inundated with requests from those...

'Pest From The West' Sweeps In As Britain Braces For Heavy Rain And Flooding

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 14.12.2012 | UK

Britain is on flood alert as high winds and heavy rainfall swept in from in from the South West. The Environment Agency has warned residents - many...

Charlie Thomas

Have Government Cuts Hit The Flooding 'Front Line'?

HuffingtonPost.com | Charlie Thomas | Posted 28.11.2012 | UK

Britain is once again in the grip of flooding chaos. Following disastrous floods in 2005, 2007 and 2009, this year's heavy downpours have led to four ...

David Cameron 'Personally Involved' In Flood Talks

The Huffington Post UK/PA | Posted 28.11.2012 | UK

Prime minister David Cameron has promised to take a "tough approach" on negotiations with insurers over homes in danger of flooding. Up to 200,000 ...

PHOTOS: Thames Bursts Its Banks In Home Counties

Huffington Post UK | Posted 27.11.2012 | UK

The River Thames has burst its banks at points throughout Surrey, Berkshire, Oxfordshire amid warnings that even more towns along the river's waterfro...

Residents Forced To Evacuate 500 Properties In North Wales

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 27.11.2012 | UK

Residents of around 500 properties have been told to leave their homes after the River Elwy broke its banks in north Wales. North-west England and...

Prevent the Floods From Making Your Business a Washout

Gary Hibberd | Posted 26.01.2013 | UK
Gary Hibberd

As businesses and residents across the UK count the cost of the floods - and with unsettled weather forecast to continue for several days - the torrential rain is a timely reminder for businesses to think about what they would do to minimise the risk of their offices being flooded.