There are still numerous flood warnings across Shropshire today as river levels remain high.
Flood barriers have been put up in Ironbridge, as well as in Shrewsbury
In Shrewsbury, temporary flood barriers are to remain in place at Frankwell until further notice, while defences were also installed at Coleham Head yesterday as experts and council leaders expect river levels to remain high over the weekend. Shropshire Council said that peaks in the River Severn from rain that fell upstream in catchment areas on Wednesday and Thursday are still yet to pass through. Meanwhile a weather warning for rain, that was issued for western fringes of the county and the whole of Wales, expired at midday.
An update issued by the authority said: The River Severn in Shrewsbury is now falling slightly, but will remain high today. We are expecting a secondary peak tomorrow night into Monday following the rain last night. We will keep you updated as soon as we have more details about this.Telford & Wrekin Council has warned that river levels in the Ironbridge area are expected to peak between 5.7m and 6.2m this afternoon.
In an update, the authority said:"The next peak is due on the afternoon of Monday 16 January afternoon, flooding of lower-level properties may occur along with some roads and footpaths.
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