Flooding chaos continues across Britian

Central England and South Wales may see yet more heavy rain as the chaos caused by flooding goes on.

Central England and South Wales may see yet more heavy rain as the chaos caused by flooding goes on.

In Oxfordshire, it is a case of worse still to come. The county is preparing for more localised flooding by closing roads and issuing residents with sandbags to protect their homes.

In Worcestershire, hundreds of people spent Saturday night in emergency shelters and temporary accommodation because their homes have been flooded.

The situation was improving across much of Gloucestershire as the floodwaters continued to recede. The county was one of the areas worst hit with transport links grinding to a halt and large areas of the county cut off at the height of the flooding.

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On Friday 2,000 people were forced to spend the night in emergency rest centres across the county.

Hundreds of motorists were left stranded on the M5 motorway as flood water reached depths of five foot in places.

RAF helicopters were called in to help out emergency services stretched to breaking limit in the difficult conditions.

In Tewkesbury water levels continued to rise through the night. The town in the north of the county has been cut off since as floodwaters started to rise. The main road into Tewkesbury - the A38, is still under water.

John Parry, Oxfordshire County Council's director for community safety, said: "The general advice is that people should make one of two decisions - either stay at home and consider moving upstairs, or consider staying with family or friends."

Police said leaflets offering flood advice were being dropped at 80 homes deemed to be at risk in Abingdon.