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VIDEO: Roads and fields under water as flooding returns to Leicestershire

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Monday, January 28, 2013
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Flooding is affecting several areas of Leicester and Leicestershire as these video clips show.

The images from roads and low-lying land near Mountsorrel, Sileby and Barrow show how badly affected some areas have been after heavy rain and snow thaw over the weekend.

  1. Vehicles negotiate flooding on Soar Road, Quorn. Picture: Chris Gordon

    Vehicles negotiate flooding on Soar Road, Quorn. Picture: Chris Gordon

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

See more pictures of the flooding in Leicestershire at www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/pictures


Videos showing the extent of flooding north of Leicester

Flooding on Sileby Lane, Mountsorrel, Leicestershire

Flooded paths at the Waterside Pub, Sileby Lane, Mountsorrel

HGV's negotiate floodwater on Granite Way, Mountsorrel

Horses in floodwater in fields at the A6 between Barrow and Sileby

Flood warnings have been in place for several days in some places and are still in force at:

- River Wreake at Frisby-on-the-Wreake

- River Soar at Redhill

- River Soar at Kegworth Bridge

- 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

Flood alerts are in place at:

- 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

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.

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    by mthompson22

    Monday, January 28 2013, 4:40PM

    “Hope someone has rescued those poor ponies.”

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