Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service has continued to provide support to residents affected by flooding in the county over the last 24 hours.
The Met Office issued an amber weather alert for rain from 6pm yesterday until 6am this morning (September 27).
Since 8am yesterday, the Fire Service has deployed resources to eight weather related incidents.
These included assisting in helping evacuate a caravan park in Yarwell, where 35 people were assisted to safety from rising flood waters at 7.30pm last night. And earlier in the day, firefighters and Swiftwater
Rescue Technicians rescued two people and two dogs from a boat at Islip Mill at 10am.
The Fire Service continues to work with our multi-agency partners to identify any areas of risk and ensure that appropriate resources are in place to help protect the public.
A number of flood warnings and alerts remain in place across the county, and these can be viewed here: https://check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/
Please continue to follow safety messages on social media feeds from emergency services, West and North Northamptonshire Councils, Northamptonshire Search and Rescue, Northamptonshire Police, the Met Office and the Environment Agency.
We would also strongly encourage people to only travel if necessary and avoid driving into floodwater. Please follow these safety tips:
- Do not ignore road closure signs.
- Never attempt to cross or drive through floodwater if you don’t know how deep the water is – just two feet of water will float a car.
- Never try to swim through fast flowing water or floodwater – you may get swept away or be injured by an object in the water.
- Don’t assume fords are safe to cross just because the road is not closed. Always look at the river level gauge and use your common sense.