Flood warnings in place at nine locations in Leicestershire

Flood warnings are in place at nine areas of Leicestershire this morning (Monday, January 28).

The Environment Agency advice is that those living near flood warning areas should take action to protect their homes. Warnings are in place at nine locations in Leicestershire:

River Wreake for mills at Hoby, Thrussington and Ratcliffe

- River Wreake at East Goscote, Rearsby and Brooksby

- River Wreake at Frisby-on-the-Wreake

- River Soar at Zouch

- River Soar at Sileby

- River Soar at Barrow on Soar

- River Soar at Cotes and Loughborough Moors

- River Soar at Mountsorrel

- River Soar at Cossington village, Mill and Grange

Several alerts are in place where flooding is possible and people living nearby are urged to be prepared for rising water levels. Flood alerts have been issued in Leicestershire for:

- River Soar in Leicestershire including tributaries from Sharnford to the River Wreake confluence at Syston

- Lower River Soar in Leicestershire including tributaries from Cossington to Redhill at the River Trent

- River Wreake and tributaries from Stapleford to the River Soar at Syston

River Sence and tributaries from Billesdon to the River Soar at Glen Parva

- Rothley Brook and tributaries from Botcheston to the River Soar at Rothley

The following routes are currently closed due to flooding:

A426 Leicester Road Glen Parva, both ways at B582 Little Glen Road

Countesthorpe Road South Wigston, both ways at Crow Mills

Braunstone Lane East Leicester, both ways between A5460 Narborough Road South and Middleton Street

Meadow Lane Stanford on Soar, both ways between Main Street and A6004 Belton Road

Granite Way Mountsorrel, both ways between A6 and Leicester Road

Sileby Road Sileby, both ways between Barrow Road and Slash Lane

Slash Lane Sileby, both ways between Sileby Road and Mountsorrel Lane

Countesthorpe Road South Wigston, both ways between Lansdowne Grove and Hospital Lane

Syston Road Cossington, both ways at Cossington Mill

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Have you been affected by flooding in Leicestershire?

Contact reporter Laura Elvin via Twitter @egoelvin or call 0116 222 4262 or email lauraelvin@leicestermercury.co.uk

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Call the Environment Agency's Floodline on 0845 988 1188 for up-to-date flooding information or visit www.environment-agency.gov.uk for river level and flooding information.

See the Environment Agency interactive map here.