Retford

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Residents advised to evacuate homes after two severe flood ... (Nottinghamshire County Council)

The warnings apply to communities along the River Idle at Retford, Eaton and Gamston as well as West Retford and Ordsall. This Severe Flood Warnings have been ...

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Danger to life warnings issued for Retford as Storm Babet flood ... (The Guardian)

Nottinghamshire county council declared a major incident as about 200 properties were evacuated in the town as the River Idle reached record levels. It was not ...

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Storm Babet flooding sees severe warnings as hundreds evacuate (BBC News)

Residents of 500 Nottinghamshire homes are among those told to move, as communities across the UK endure more flooding.

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500 people evacuated from homes near River Idle in Retford in ... (ITV News)

On Sunday (22 October) the severe flood warnings were issued to Retford after the town has experienced large amounts of flooding following the heavy rainfall of ...

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Residents 'sad, worried and frustrated' as hundreds evacuated after ... (Nottinghamshire Live)

As of 12pm on Sunday, October 22, the Environmental Agency has issued two severe flood alerts in place for Retford and a number of people have been evacuated ...

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Residents told to evacuate in Nottinghamshire as water levels ... (The Independent)

River levels are expected to pose a risk to life until Tuesday, even though no significant rainfall is forecast.

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Storm Babet chaos: Fresh 'risk to life' flood warnings issued after ... (Daily Mail)

Nottinghamshire County Council has declared a major incident in the town of Retford, which sits on the River Idle. Water levels on the Idle hit 2.56m as of ...

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Retford: 'Flooding turned our street into a lake' (BBC News)

Two "risk to life" warnings were issued for the River Idle in Retford on Sunday but have since been downgraded. Dozens of homes were evacuated with a rest ...

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Retford flood alert downgraded (Nottinghamshire County Council)

Following the announcement by the Environment Agency to remove the Severe Flood Warning in Retford, people are advised they should maintain high levels of ...

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Retford and Nottinghamshire weather forecast as Met Office predicts ... (Nottinghamshire Live)

Nottinghamshire is set to endure another full day of rain after severe flooding caused chaos across the county. A major incident was announced around ...

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Retford: Residents evacuated in floods speak of despair (Yahoo! Voices)

High water levels are still being monitored in Nottinghamshire but flooding has subsided in Retford.

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Storm Bobbet: UK floods to last for days (Mediarun Search)

Across the UK, 116 flood warnings are in place. The Environment Agency has indicated that further flooding is possible due to heavy rain forecast until ...

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'When will it happen again?': Residents in Retford heartbroken after ... (Notts TV)

People in Retford say they've been left heartbroken after 'unprecedented' rainfall led to severe flooding and the mass evacuation of 500 properties along ...

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Retford: 'Flooding turned our street into a lake' (BBC News)

Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service advised properties in Darrel Road, Swans Quay, Gala Way, Maun Close, Neden Way, New Inn Walk and Thrumpton Close in ...

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Retford residents have homes damaged in 'horrific' flooding ... (Nottinghamshire Live)

"The water is slowly going down, but all my basement is flooded and my garage is full of water"

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