West Country flooding: Live updates, January 6
Good morning. Much of the West Country remains under water this morning, as rain continues to fall on saturated ground, offering little hope of let-up.
River levels, especially in the Severn, have not yet reached their peak, as Tristan Cork explains in this morning’s paper.
7.15am The Severn was around a mile wide at Gloucester on Friday and Saturday as the bores hit, with spring tides more than doubling the effect. However, the rain has now caused problems further upstream, with Tewkesbury…