Heavy rainfall prompts flood warnings

Heavy rainfall has prompted flood warnings across the West Midlands.

Water levels were rising in the Black Country, South Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Herefordshire, the government's flooding alert system, external said.

Flooding of property was imminent along the Gog Brook at Warwick and at Illey Brook, Halesowen, it warned.

People living near the River Alne at Chapel Lane and Church Lane in Aston Cantlow and Great Alne were told flooding was expected.

Further alerts were issued along the River Blythe in Warwickshire, the River Lugg south of Leominster, River Frome in Herefordshire and the River Stour in the Black Country and South Staffordshire.

Flooding was also expected to impact low-lying land and roads adjacent to the Cae Howel river gauge from the Welsh border at Llawnt to Shrawardine near Shrewsbury, Shropshire.

Warnings mean flooding is expected and people should act now, while alerts mean flooding is possible.

Further rainfall was forecast for Sunday, with the government's flood service saying it expected river levels to remain high into the evening.

"We are closely monitoring the situation." the service said.

"Our incident response staff are actively checking river levels and the weather forecast."

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