FOOTAGE SHOWS TEWKESBURY ABBEY SURROUNDED BY FLOODS – The government issues more than 300 flood warnings
Tewkesbury Abbey was surrounded by water, drone footage showed on Monday , after flooding swept across large areas of England and Wales last week.
Major rivers across Britain were flooded on Friday (January 5) after heavy rain, with the government issuing more than 300 flood warnings.
Travel operators announced serious disruption and around 1,000 homes suffered damage.
A succession of storms in recent weeks meant prolonged rainfall that started on Thursday (January 4) fell on saturated ground and quickly caused already-swollen rivers and waterways to burst their banks across England and Wales.
