The East Sussex town saw around a month's worth of rainfall in the days leading up to the flood on 12 October, 2000. More than 600 homes and 300 businesses were inundated with water from the River Ouse and more than 180 people were forced to sleep in emergency accommodation.

A total of nine areas across the UK are currently at risk of flooding, according to warnings from the Environment Agency. It comes as many parts of the country have experienced varying degrees of rain and wind over the weekend due to Storm Amy.

Key projects to help prevent “devastating” flooding in West Norfolk have been celebrated. Schemes in South West Norfolk which have received funding from the Government have included the Magdalen Fen Flood Risk Management Scheme and the Ten Mile – Embankment and Little Ouse Sluices. These are aimed at better protecting homes and businesses.

It has been 25 years since the 'worst floods in living memory' hit a Sussex town. On October 12, 2000 Lewes and Uckfield saw floods cause millions of pounds of damage. Lewes was submerged in flood water when the River Ouse burst it banks, inundating over 600 homes and 300 businesses in a matter of hours.

Twenty five years on, Harvey’s has faithfully recreated Ouse Booze to mark the 25th anniversary of the Lewes Floods.

Work on Bedford Lock is expected to take several months to complete [Bedford Borough Council] A lock on the River Great Ouse is to close for six months and undergo a structural upgrade involving crucial "below-waterline repairs". The Environment Agency ...

The Environment Agency has issued a total of 11 flood alerts across the UK, with most of the areas at risk of flooding situated either near a coast