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Datchet Flood - 10th - 11th February 2014 - River Thames Burst Its Banks Flooding Roads And Houses

Charles
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10th February 2014
Datchet Flood
  • Datchet residents wake up to find their houses surrounded by water
  • Severe flood warning in Place for Datchet area
  • Armed forces and fire brigade called in to help with flood barriers
  • Environment agency warn that river levels will continue to rise for at least 24 hours
  • Property flooding is likely

Residents of Datchet in Berkshire woke this morning to find their houses surrounded by water as water levels on the river Thames continue to rise.

 

 

There are currently 14 Severe flood warnings in force for areas along the river Thames in Surrey and Berkshire. The severe flood warning for Datchet includes... River Thames at Datchet village, including Slough Road, Eton Road, Horton Road, Southlea Road and the Datchet Common areas.

Several roads have been closed in the area including...

  • Junction of High Street, Slough Road and The Green, Datchet
  • Southlea Road, Datchet
  • Queen's Road, Datchet
  • Pococks Lane, Eton
  • Meadow Lane, Eton
  • Welley Road, Wraysbury
  • Horton Road, Horton
  • Ferry Lane, Cookham
  • Sutton Road (between Sheephouse Road and Cookham High Street)
  • Station Hill, Ascot
  • B447 crossing the Pound at Cookham
  • Cookham Bridge
  • Shepherds Lane and Mill Lane, Hurley
  • Quarry Wood Lane, Bisham

Schools closed include...

  • Wraysbury Primary School will be closed today and tomorrow.
  • Churchmead School, in Priory Way, Datchet, is closed today, but it is hoped it will reopen on Tuesday.
  • St Mary's Primary Academy, in The Green, is also closed today.

Train services have also been affected. Due to flooding at Datchet, no trains are running between Staines and Windsor & Eton Riverside. As the roads are flooded, South West Trains is also unable to operate a replacement bus service. Network Rail posted a picture to Twitter this morning showing flooding on the line at Datchet.

 

Last night, armed forces and the fire brigade were in Datchet helping to build a sandbank as the level of the River Thames continues to rise.

 

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