UK Floods, Never Worse

UK Floods, Never Worse 

          "Roads round villages including Muchelney have been cut for almost a month and about 11,500 hectares (28,420 acres) of the levels are flooded by about 65 million cubic meters of water." In Southern England, according to The Met Office, it has rained twice the average amount within just a few days. 

            The immense amount of rainfall in the UK lately, has beat its previous record. The record is now 175.2mm (6.9 in.) of rainfall over the course of a few days in January. The last record set was back in 1988. The government has been in touch with the military, and both have been working closely planning what the next step to help the flood victims will be. They have also made sure that the military is ready at any point in time, to help anyone in need. There have been worries from the people that the heavy rain falling on the ready saturated pieces of land, could very well result in even more flooding. More and more villages are being cut off and it is becoming harder for people to maintain a 'normal' lifestyle.            

         
          It is claimed that properties in the South Coast have an even bigger risk of losing homes and being caught up in the floods because of the rain and high spring tides combined. In South England and South Wales, it has been reported that there was up to 8.8 in. of rainfall within a day! The strong winds throughout England have only added to the severe rainfall. To be exact, the rainfall has been 35% above the average in parts of the UK. With the military on guard and the government trying their best to help out the flood victims and the situation, the UK can only hope for the best and that the weather doesn't get worse but only better.