Shropshire and Mid Wales floods: Barriers in Shrewsbury and Ironbridge to stay up
Flood barriers along the River Severn are will stay up into next week despite hopes they might be able to due to come down as water levels start to recede.
But with predicted river levels remain uncertain and strong winds are forecast the Environment Agency has said the barriers will stay up.
A number of road closures remained in place in the Shrewsbury and Bridgnorth areas last night.
A statement on behalf of Shropshire Council's emergency planning unit said: "The rainfall totals forecast for the weekend have reduced but are still expected to produce a further peak in both the Severn and the Wye. Once again this peak is not expected to exceed those already seen this week.
"Flood defences are still deployed at Frankwell in Shrewsbury. These barriers are expected to remain in place over the weekend."
