Storm Dennis: Record number of flood warnings declared in England

A second weekend of prolonged heavy rain has brought flooding in areas across the country. The Environment Agency said it expected "significant" flooding to continue into the next week. (Subscribe: bit.ly/C4_News_Subscribe)
There are currently 409 flood alerts across England, Scotland and Wales, with 339 flood warnings.
Six severe flood warnings are still in place - meaning there's a danger to life - four on the River Teem and two in South Wales, including the River Taff at Pontypridd.
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[@MRMK24]

Fair play to the ones rescuing dogs, very admirable. My greatest respect to them.

[@millomweb]

Can't believe pet owners are leaving their pets to cope on their own ! Such people need fining or jailing.

[@MRMK24]

@@millomweb well we don't know the circumstances, people could very well have been out for a little bit and couldn't get back to their homes, hence why they contacted the guy in the video. There is a multitude of different reasons why people couldn't get their pets. They must have good ones if they cared enough to ask someone to go get them.

[@shakti7457]

My heart goes out to them!!!

[@Loyal-cat]

How horrible. My prayers to those affected by Storm Dennis.

[@hollyduggan8139]

The rescue teams do an amazing job, so lucky to have these resources in the UK

[@MostlyLoveOfMusic]

People always act surprised but you can hardly be surprised...

[@Thyalwaysseek]

Actually when the Met Office puts out severe weather warnings most Brits make fun of it proclaiming the Met are just exaggerating and it's just "normal" weather...so yes these people, who normally post a garden chair falling over meme when these warnings are issued will be surprised and probably made no contingency plans to prepare for these floods.

[@MostlyLoveOfMusic]

@@Thyalwaysseek people should be fully aware when they buy a property in a medium- or high-risk food location - being prepared would be useful, i mean at least put your valuables and your pets upstairs, surely?

[@rjjcms1]

@@MostlyLoveOfMusic Should the fact that a house has been built on a flood plain or in a flood prone area not be in the searches done as part of due diligence before deciding whether to go ahead with a purchase?

[@MICKEYISLOWD]

@@Thyalwaysseek This is because of climate change. It is the government's poor response to climate change emergency that has let the public down yet again. Most people still have barely grasped the changes and speed of the climate change emergency. Most brits do not poke fun at these issues it is just they are not aware of the severity of Abrupt Climate Change. I knew about these changes 10 yrs ago because a single article caught my eye and I researched the issues extensively out of fear. It was just chance that something caught my attention. Most people are still clueless but this is not their fault. It is the government's failure to bring awareness to the wider public. The government has also lied and played down these disasters in the making just as energy companies have played down the dangers we are all in.

[@MICKEYISLOWD]

@@MostlyLoveOfMusic It is hard to be aware of the risks when the dangers are forever expanding because the rate of change is so fast.

[@vipe7ify]

This is the beginning of sorrows

[@Croiseeman]

They rejected Franklin Graham from preaching the Gospel of Christ.

[@kieronsteele3340]

vipe7ify yes it is.

[@makalabeckerleg1109]

It must be so worrying for the elderly...

[@Redlioness-gp9ci]

It's amazing how many people come together in times like this. community spirit in action in emergency situations. I think Ciara and Dennis came to relay a certain message. When material possessions are destroyed, we have each other, in unison we shall overcome.

[@jakeh3236]

RIP to the dog that didn't make it x

[@FredGumbo1]

The dog is now working in No 10 with Boris on a secret plan...

[@deannayoung5311]

Oh my goodness 💔😔 Thank you for rescueing animals as well🐾💞 My heart goes out to you all What about Ireland??? As the arctic ice caps melts Ocean waters are rising Now we know how bad this is!😔

[@robertfielding1112]

Those poor dogs and cats 🐶🐱😟

[@supermelodia]

I though dogs can swim or it's the cold and got stuck and died?

[@millomweb]

@Marilyn J I'd like to see such pet owners jailed for animal neglect.

[@kingaglowacka8395]

so that's why I heard the heavy rain out my window

[@spitfirered]

I guess you could say Dennis the Menace paid the area a visit. Hope the drainage system is well there, blessings to all!

[@tamaratembo4422]

That dog is super cute

[@cheriegoodwin6819]

We are only a small island, stop cutting down trees and digging up our countryside ...our island can't cope...when will governments learn...

[@nileriver2781]

We must respect the earth many of us have not they foolishly think their money will protect them we have also been unkind to one another it does not matter if you polish Arab French African blood is blue. Red. Help is help we pray for all people and their pets

[@nileriver2781]

Get off bloomberg Republicans he will win the senators who supported the German pres said nothing then so be silent now we must remove him and remove all republican congressmen and senators with exception of Mitt Romney the man who stood up and the eleven who stood. Twelve disciples. Bloomberg is not perfect but he is far from the German and his Gestapo Senate our flag still stands with the statue of liberty God. Bless the french underground and the loss and many others. Bloomberg

[@rob5944]

I take it you use transport, buy your food in a shop, wear artificial clothing from time to time?

[@cheriegoodwin6819]

@@rob5944 what are you going on about..

[@rob5944]

@@cheriegoodwin6819 We are all using natural resources to live in comfort, this has an impact and areas need to be cleared and developed. I just wonder how much and what your prepared to give up?

[@thegrumpyyorkshireman5277]

Need to start dredging rivers again

[@benjaminshepherd2988]

The Flying Yorkshireman if they let trees grow around the river there literally wouldn’t be flooding. Dredging is far too expensive and awful for the environment. Letting trees grow is the easiest thing to do, all you do is wait.

[@bertlbarm4374]

could you send a quart of that rain to austria, we need it badly

[@SuicideRedemption]

Sure, fam

[@joeking1019]

I'm in western Lithuania and here has been almost continuous rain since the middle of last year, a lot of very thick clouds coming from many aircraft that don't go away, turn the skies grey.

[@MsAlien911]

Wow, that gushing stone bridge thing in Wales was spectacular. Whats that place called. ?

[@flamingpieherman9822]

So much devastation...our hearts go out to Britain...the whole world is falling apart right now.

[@retroafro1]

i'm sure a more acute infrastructure get get made - inner rivers have an overflow to larger rivers that connect to the sea - i'm guessing some well placed drainage/over flow systems could really help? maybe not everywhere, but in a lot of cases...

[@lalakuma9]

I clicked because dog

[@wizardsamboltoni]

same

[@Awake-Aware]

Lala me too 🙂

[@eloisebrynlee]

I’m worried about the dog! 🐕

[@ralmm82]

Me too!!!

[@luasimon]

Same

[@darrenhawkins4299]

Until the public take their heads out of their phones, look up at the geo engineering going on daily in our skies above our heads and start asking questions, this will continue

[@hselctrical]

Sad for soo many.

[@mayerhutajulu4518]

My heart with England

[@robertfoertsch]

Wow,Added To My Research Library

[@JVONROCK]

Start digging reservoirs, save all you can.

[@joeking1019]

Then throw all the politicians in

[@James2005Parkes]

Yes, just yes!

[@carusmike]

@@joeking1019 that's not right. Don't throw them in. They really dislike fast action. Lower them down slowly.

[@joeking1019]

@@carusmike and several times?

[@LK-qk1fk]

@@joeking1019 your comment made me envision a bunch of politicians crammed into a giant tea bag slowly being dunked into dirty reservoirs...and I like it

[@cyberash3000]

it really makes me greatful that i live on quite a big hill. feel sorry for those near rivers and lakes

[@dennisbaker5984]

And here in southern Spain...not a drop of rain, for February in Spain it’s supposed to be winter and cold but it’s hot and shorts and tee shirt weather....weird weather.

[@tiggerinthewoods7996]

Yay to the people saving lives! And Yay to the people saving the lives of the animals!!! God bless you all, as God be with you.

[@iliiilil8149]

These are two story houses but yall left your pets on the first floor knowing theres even a small chance of flooding? Im sure Im just naive but it... seems silly.

[@reflexionesdelabiblia6711]

They moved people out as the water receded? Why not before the flood?

[@medialies6254]

How much Will the eu pay in emergency funding ? ....oh, thats right

[@danielpalacios9626]

£0.00

[@romainvicta3076]

Why need emergency funding when you have extra funds going into the UK that previously would go to the EU!

[@danielpalacios9626]

@@romainvicta3076 Do you think UK have the extra funds? More likely will start borrowing www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-10/-170-billion-and-counting-the-cost-of-brexit-for-the-u-k

[@tobynott7840]

@@romainvicta3076 Because the UK didn't actually pay all that much to the EU (tinyurl.com/y7raf8eu). The economic cost of Brexit has cost us more than we have ever had to pay the EU in the past 47 years that we've been members.

[@tobynott7840]

@Cyndi Rothrock yeah thats the joke, the EU used to give us money in the case of emergancys like this, but not now we've left.

[@brucewayne-cn4vd]

Between this and the coronavirus UK is going to have a really bad year.

[@19thewanderer]

Not really, we left the EU things are looking up..

[@Ricksta66]

Yep it's not a great start to 2020, let's hope things get better m8.

[@Philzoid]

Thanks for failing to mention Wales in the title.

[@luasimon]

2020 is hitting us hard

[@johnmarshall673]

Where's Boris?

[@justjacqueline2004]

The Queen fortunately opened a pumping station near her estate in Norfolk just recently,so lucky for the people of Norfolk!

[@jimmyturner4909]

yh this rain is mad hopefully the Rain stops soon

[@SuicideRedemption]

I wish it would ran where I'm at. I love the rain

[@njosborne6152]

Supersaturated is where the soil actually floats. Is the ground supersaturated?

[@cipri198zero]

Nj Osborne can’t see any forest anywhere

[@njosborne6152]

Ciprian Circa You probably know it as quicksand.

[@NeilBlowers]

Why have the rivers stoped being dredged?

[@bob.fagg-bois657]

Anyone wanting to exchange their UK house for my one in the heart of france?, owned outright (no mortgage)

[@johnnyrotten8801]

I already live in hyeres sur la cote d'azur donc non merci 😉

[@bob.fagg-bois657]

@@johnnyrotten8801 that`s why it say`s "anyone wanting to exchange their UK house" not their french house for my house in france, i want to get out of this hole in the earth they call france.

[@romainvicta3076]

I would if i didn't already own a chateaux in the Loire valley

[@flamingpieherman9822]

I'll trade you for mine in Florida...

[@bob.fagg-bois657]

@@flamingpieherman9822 we would need visa`s and such for florida, we don`t for here in france.

[@anthonypope8429]

so sad hope storm Ellen not so bad

[@unclejeffthechad9459]

Storm Dennis the Menace

[@rob5944]

I see not one senior minister has visited the affected areas..........again?

[@chuffin-nora6568]

Where are the funds promised! Why have the promised changes not taken place? Not being funny but every time that this country has a bad storm the government promise help, that is forgotten shortly after.. The weather is definitely getting worse every year we get flooded Anyone remember Yorkshire getting flooded just before Christmas 2019, they were promised help.. they are still waiting ....

[@All4Most]

They want it that way, it's the excuse for global warming and all the taxes they are trying to impose.

[@peter-daviddenton2209]

Grand Solar Minimum. Meriodonal Jet Stream flow. High levels of Cosmc Radiation due a weakened magnetosphere. Makes for interesting weather, doesn’t it?

[@hunchanchoc8418]

What?!? Surely it's all caused by middle-aged heterosexual white males, isn't it???

[@pamelamckenzie2685]

Government and Council are a business they dont care they not going through any of this they never do.

[@charlottewhite7065]

where's the money and resources to help

[@rsrs8632]

Low tax

[@charlottewhite7065]

@Maggie Alexander , yeah thanks😂😋

[@vznbdbhxjjs2230]

You Can Learn from the Experience of Netherlands",.. Your Area is Low level",..

[@topopops]

This is some very wet water

[@Mike_5]

Time to review the flood defences and storm drain infrastructure now!

[@Mike_5]

@@inquiring8059 No the review needs to be undertaken immediately and looking retrospectively too

[@Mike_5]

@@inquiring8059 No the time is right

[@Philzoid]

@@inquiring8059 Wales!!!!!

[@Capitaldoc]

Exactly 2 days before this flood I had a dream that London streets were flooded and it was so windy that it smashed my doors. It was a scary dream but wasn't sure it was going to happen not in London but the rest of England. God warns through dreams I believe it.

[@canavatony]

Brexit brought the rain..

[@SuicideRedemption]

Make a song out of that

[@SuicideRedemption]

Oh..ok. Anyways, what else is new?

[@laashdc2487]

May God bless you UK ..

[@kingofcomments4832]

This is nothing compared to the coronavirus storm that is coming

[@user-ji4fx9cm6t]

2020 is scary

[@thenbenagcz3931]

No sanbags or flood barriers no fight it was obvious week ahead that storm will be coming no river monitoring systems and text emergency messages!!

[@Lotta594]

Geoingeneering, weathermodification, weatherwar.....

[@importantname]

tiny islands very susceptible to rising sea levels - like during storms

[@dieterlohmeyer986]

I think it will stay that way for the next few years !! All the best from Germany to England

[@chrismckellar9350]

What do you expect when the planet is warming every hour of every day. This is a glimpse of whats to come. People need to take off their 'here and now' tinted glasses when it comes to planet warming.

[@deadrose007]

Then you should tell the Chinese to quit polluting.

[@tc41089]

Matthew 4:17 🌾

[@eclipseangelo1667]

The lord makes it that we need new rivers in England green and pleasant land

[@cipri198zero]

Land sliding could be prevented if you still had the forests.Forests stop the power of the storms,hurricanes and absorb more water.Where are your forests and why nobody plants trees?Also a good ideea is not to build houses near rivers...

[@venkatbabu186]

That's news ABC.

[@mrdrb6330]

The flooding bit is the easy bit dealing with the bent insurance companies that want to rip you off and dealing with their Cowboy builders that's the hard bit

[@LK-qk1fk]

problem is it will fall under "an act of God" and so wont be covered. A lot of people are about to get screwed

[@MissAmy]

Those poor people and pets. May the Lord have mercy.

[@MubashirullahD]

@Alfred Wang lol.

[@Geezy333official]

Using to us , it’s not that bad . And that’s no even The Point of the matter , Uz better have my money 💰 . We’ll be down to the studio soon

[@rob5944]

I do wish that people, no matter what subject, or which side of the divide your on, would conduct at least some basic research before posting up wild claims.

[@brawndo8726]

Floods and fires. Welcome to the future...

[@mic7able]

What a menace!

[@a.i.dimmer4616]

Greta:How dare you?

[@teresaignatiuk7272]

Like in Poland 1997 year..

[@Chirpingcherub]

I see dog I click

[@libertysprings2244]

Weird they think that's a lot of rain there. Here in Texas we sometimes get that much in an hour (the 150mm amount they got in 2 days!). In 1993 we had a storm with 200mm in 1 hour. Our "drainage design storm of record" in the county I live in (central Texas) was from 100 yrs ago when we got 950mm (near 1 metre!) in 1 day! Imagine what that would do to Wales & England! They should tear down all homes in the floodplain and move those people to higher ground. I do love Britain though. We have our share of people living in floodplains here too.

[@izzi8930]

These houses aren't built on floodplains though, they don't usually flood this much or this bad. In my hometown the river has burst its banks and has far past the usual area. This is not normal and this is far worse than usual.

[@megakamil777]

Get Polish Fire and Rescue men to help. They helped in Sweden they will help in Uk as well despite racist comment about Poles by Englishmen!!. Get Polish Gov to help!!!

[@robertfielding1112]

Am English and I used to live next to polish ppl very nice ppl

[@megakamil777]

@@robertfielding1112 i bet they have left Uk already to build Polish economy. If uk dont want white hard working europeans they will have black and asian people instead witj their religions and belives...god bless uk

[@Chapter1987]

Its ok cause Trump says global warming isn't a thing

[@danielpalacios9626]

yep, and brextards still pushing for Donald 2020 😂😂

[@fathercat1743]

Oof

[@Thyalwaysseek]

Where are all the Brits who laugh and joke when the Met Office puts out weather warnings? They still posting memes of garden chairs being knocked over and proclaiming the Met are just exaggerating?

[@willjdeanie]

My garden chairs really were knocked over though...... so.

[@Thyalwaysseek]

@Will Dean ...And I care why?

[@willjdeanie]

One of them is in the pond ffs. :(

[@zachariahkane6833]

Fagin is alive [02:10]

[@sweethindi]

Unfortunately. Floods or any kind of bad weather doesn’t happen here. So people are becoming selfish and mean. They have no reason to help anyone of their own will.

[@annoyingbstard9407]

Is that your way of saying you can't be arsed to help?

[@margaritacalleladegurrola7194]

🙏😢🇲🇽

[@annoyingbstard9407]

Millennial in dinghy being rescued by eight men - in 6 inches of water.

[@HAINGUYEN-si3sl]

Thank God Sir Feb 16 2020 Mother Nature nothing You can do or HAI can do at all . All evacuation to other Zone for Safety to all Resident . . .please move to other side of safe heaven . . . . . . elderly ,children .women ,man animal you love like Cat Dog for safe heaven . . this is Hai Hoang Nguyen who live in Virginia of USA . . .

[@oneofakind9784]

Do you think it’s Megan Markel’s Fault ! 😂😂😂🇬🇧

[@hollyexley]

Climate. Change.

[@HENRYFOLEY]

Simple solution, don't live near rivers.

[@tobynott7840]

WOW THANKS MIKE! REALLY SORTED OUT THE ISSUE HERE.

[@darksider9534]

Only clicked because of doggie. Sorry not sorry.

[@chrismullan7191]

Boris Johnson got the votes he needed from the people in the North, fact is he could not care less, its not London. he will give all kinds of reasons for not going to see the folk in the flood hit areas, lets hope the gov now makes sure the people get the support and help they so much need, its a real nightmare to have your home under water and the long team mess it leaves and the fear it will happen again.

[@scdhl3305]

Operation Popeye

[@maddoxguy]

No offense, but this is like every year in west-southwest India. (Now it's regular monsoon) Hoping everyone is safe 🙏 in UK.

[@lukej2362]

I couldn’t care if a human drowns...do not let the dog drown!

[@stevegreen9460]

australia too dry and burning. uk too wet and flooded, dose seen all the wrong way to much. if it is from the impact of are way of living then wer screwed really, even with all the atempeds to cut carbon foot print its still only going on way. are consumerism is still sky rocketing all the time. cant stop it.

[@ashyosings5089]

Almost every year we have floods. Lets stop building on flood planes and start moving off of them

[@living4truth]

I find it very "interesting" that since the UK left Brexit they are now being hit with these 2 Cyclones that merged into 1 Major Cyclone and are now getting catastrophic flooding?? Can you say: Weather Modification/Manipulation Device

[@danielpalacios9626]

They will blame the EU for the floods, and will still expect EU emergency budget 👏

[@robel8126]

ያልጠፍነው በእዝሐብሔር ቸርነት ነው

[@johnnyrotten8801]

Whos going to pay now youre nolonger a member of europe ?

[@laurencechapman1990]

You mean the money that was ours to begin with?

[@johnnyrotten8801]

@@laurencechapman1990 how do you work that out ? 😂 when your a member of the eu all member countries have to pay in ...why are you making out that the uk had to pay for everything ....youre right victim mongers in the uk ..... Do you think europe will go bankrupt without you ? 😅😂.

[@laurencechapman1990]

johnny rotten we paid in billions of pounds more than we got back from them

[@johnnyrotten8801]

@@laurencechapman1990 thats what boris johnson said to influence people to vote for brexit ...if britain was so rich why are there being so many cuts made ..... Your going to return back to the 1970s margaret thatcher days.

[@johnnyrotten8801]

@@inquiring8059 im british but live in france ....thankgod.

[@stretchchris1]

Swim leave voters. Swim.

[@TheProBush]

The people of Syria, Palestine, Iraq, Libya would really want to assist, but our cash etc have been plundered by USA, UK and Nato..

[@davytornado9772]

Aye, sure you fn would. In all world emergencies the mega rich Arabs are notable by their abscence and their meanness.