Neighbourhood: Rows of houses in the village of Moorland have been flooded following the heavy rain.
- Heavy rainfall of up to an inch forecast, threatening more havoc around already overflowing rivers
- Storms are expected to be at least as severe as last week which causes chaos across southern England
- The Environment Agency has issued more than 500 flood warnings and alerts, three of which pose 'a danger to life'
- The body is facing fresh anger after a senior official hailed its performance during the storms as a 'success story'
- Ministry of Defence has put 1,600 personnel on standby to assist in southern England if needed
- The Environment Agency say there is a significant risk of further flooding throughout Devon and Cornwall
- Flooding has now spread to the Home Counties - Buckinghamshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Suffolk and Hampshire
- Calmer conditions and some respite today and tomorrow, but 'deep depression' is likely early hours of Tuesday
- Much of Somerset has been underwater since December and there is more bad weather coming
- Records show that England faced the wettest January since 1766
But the Environment Agency provoked anger last night after claiming their response to the widespread flooding had been a 'success story', despite thousands of properties being ruined by the rising water levels.
Director of operations David Jordan told a press briefing that the 5,000 homes flooded during the winter storms were 'individual tragedies'.
