Environment Agency flood warnings for Kent rivers Medway, Darent, Bourne, Beult and Eden
Published: 08:53, 01 April 2023
Updated: 08:56, 01 April 2023
Large parts of Kent are braced for flooding after heavy rain yesterday.
The Environment Agency has issued six warnings for the county, covering the Rivers Darent, Bourne, Beult, Medway and Eden.
The Environment Agency stated: "The Environment Agency Flood Warning System has issued these message based on rising river or tidal levels."
It comes after the county was lashed with rain and high winds yesterday.
More wet weather is expected in Kent this afternoon, the Met Office says, before conditions imrove into Sunday,
The weather warning says flooding is possible in this area and advises people to avoid using low lying footpaths or entering areas prone to flooding.
It states: "Start acting on your flood plan if you have one."
The full list of warnings is as follows:
- River Beult from Bethersden and Pluckley to Stile Bridge, including Smarden, Headcorn, Staplehurst and Hawkenbury
- River Darent from Westerham to Dartford, including Brasted, Sundridge, Chipstead, Dunton Green, Otford, Eynsford and South Darenth
- River Medway from Forest Row to Hampstead Lock at Yalding, including Penshurst, the Leigh Flood Storage area, the Ensfield Road, Tonbridge, Paddock Wood, the Hop Farm, East Peckham, East Farleigh, Wateringbury, Teston and Teston Park, Tovil and Maidstone including Millennium Park.
- River Bourne from Hadlow to East Peckham, including Golden Green and Little Mill
- Rivers Eden, Eden Brook and Kent Ditch from Blindley Heath to Penshurst including Edenbridge and Hever
It is not clear when the warnings will be in place until.
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Claire McWethy