Drone video shows how Melverley flood 'basin' worked to protect Shrewsbury this week
Drone footage has been published showing how a flood basin in north Shropshire prevented flooding in Shrewsbury earlier this week.
By David Tooley
Published 26th Jan 2024, 06:04 BST
Updated 26th Jan 2024, 07:01 BST
The Environment Agency in the Midlands says the video shows the River Severn waters spreading out across the Melverley area and filling up the flood basin near Shrewsbury.
The @EnvAgencyMids posted on X (formerly Twitter) that while Storm Jocelyn swept across the Midlands the natural flood basin did the trick for the county town.
They tweeted "Whilst #StormJocelyn swept across the Midlands this week, our natural flood storage basin in Melverly, #Shropshire was filling up in order to prevent water flowing downstream into #Shrewsbury."
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