The flooding in Gloucestershire has now claimed three lives. A father and son were overcome by fumes as they tried to pump floodwaters out of Tewkesbury Rugby Club, using a petrol-fuelled generator. This morning, a body was found near the abbey in Tewkesbury - it is thought that it might be that of a young man who has been missing since the flooding struck the town last weekend.
The emergency is by no means over. Water supplies are being restored, but in certain areas it cannot be drunk, not even after boiling. A smile was brought by the gesture of a German town, badly affected by flooding a few years ago, when they sent a lorryload of bottled water and - apple juice. The county is awaiting the arrival of more heavy rain this evening, which could dump another 30 mm / 1.2 inches of rain. People are being advised to stay indoors, and not to travel if at all avoidable.
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I was wondering how it was over there after I heard on the news tht the Thames ws very high, but didn't hear much more over here after that. Now more rain?? Gerry
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