Homes on the Kent coast continue to be at risk of flooding as heavy rainfall has caused water levels to rise.
The Environment Agency (EA) is currently supplying extra pumping capacity in Romney Marsh as systems have struggled to cope with the torrential downpours.
A flood warning was issued earlier today, with residents told to expect flooding “imminently” and that properties, roads and low-lying land were at risk.
It remains in force for homes near the New Romney Sewage Arm – otherwise known as the Littlestone Sewage Arm or Greatstone Stream – which is used to take water to the sea from the nearby Southern Water treatment plant.
“We expect river levels to remain high until tomorrow morning. Please take action to protect yourself and your property,” it said.
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“Our incident response staff have deployed pumps, people and equipment to Greatstone Pumping Station, and we are actively monitoring the situation.”
Tony Hills – the chairman of the Kent flood risk management committee – says teams were pumping out water for hours today following the rain.
