About one in five homes and businesses in England are in areas at risk of river, sea and flash flooding, analysis from the Environment Agency has warned – with Cornwall described as a hotspot ...

Major flash flooding has affected a village in Cornwall as huge torrents of water swept through the coastal village of Coverack. Video has emerged of the coast guard rescuing two elderly people ...

Completely submerged after Alfred, Hanlon Park has staged a remarkable recovery, and that resilience could be a sustainable ...

In 1952 a flash flood in Lynmouth, Devon, caused the death of 34 people as debris smashed into buildings. Exactly 52 years later, an eerily similar event struck ...

Devon and Cornwall are set to be buffeted by heavy winds and rain tomorrow with yellow warnings for the two counties - and the possibility of flooding. The Exeter-based Met Office has put a yellow ...

Higher temperatures mean higher risks of flooding, cautions the Raisin Region Conservation Authority which has issued a flood warning for its jurisdiction. Recent warm temperatures, combined with ...

To prevent this type of flood happening again, the environmental agency invested £10 million into several flood defences, such as: ...

A look at two of the worst flash floods in British history ... 52 years later, on August 16th, 2004, Boscastle in Cornwall suffered four hours of relentless rainfall, which funnelled down the ...

Devon and Cornwall are set to be buffeted by heavy winds and rain tomorrow with yellow warnings for the two counties - and the possibility of flooding. The Exeter-based Met Office has put a yellow ...