Flooding in Midlands after days of rain

Flood warnings and dozens of alerts are in place, after flooding in parts of the West Midlands region.

The Environment Agency listed five warnings on Sunday evening in Staffordshire, where 20 alerts applied.

In Warwickshire, where there has been flooding after several days of rain, 24 alerts were in place near the end of the weekend.

High river levels led to flooding overnight between Saturday and Sunday at the River Avon between Rugby and Bidford-on-Avon, said the agency, which issued an alert over caravan parks, farmland and roads in the area.

"Locations most affected will be low lying land and roads near rivers," it said earlier.

A flood warning for sections of the River Leam was removed on Sunday morning.

On Saturday, Warwickshire fire service warned on X flooding was "imminent" at the River Dene due to "heavy prolonged rainfall" and people should be mindful.

The warnings in Staffordshire included three on the River Trent - at Catton, Barton under Needwood and Branston Water Park, at riverside areas of Burton upon Trent and at Willington around Repton Road

The others on Sunday evening were on the Blithe from Blithfield Reservoir to Bancroft and the Dove at Dovefields Crossing and Saltbrook Cottage.

Photos in the Stafford area showed a car park on Doxey Road was shut due to flooding and road and path closure signs.

Last week, Storm Chandra brought flooding and travel disruption to parts of the UK, and saw dozens of schools close.

It was the third named storm to batter the country so far this year, after Ingrid and Goretti.

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