Heavy rain brings flood problems

BAD weather has continued to bring problems to Huddersfield and West Yorkshire.

Torrential rain over the weekend has meant flood alerts on all rivers in the town.

And at one point over the weekend, the main road into Holmfirth was closed because of flooding.

Highways officials closed Huddersfield Road at the junction with New Road because of the foot-deep water.

Roads were also under water at Fenay Bridge and at Honley and Cooper Bridge.

Elsewhere, a man died after being caught in floods in Wales.

The rain has seen river levels in West Yorkshire rise dramatically over the last 48 hours.

The Environment Agency has put flood alerts on the Rivers Colne, Holme and Calder, and on the Fenay Beck, and warned people living close to them to monitor the levels.

An Agency spokesman said: “Heavy and persistent rain is forecast for North Wales, Cumbria and the Pennines into Monday.

“The rain should ease later in the day but rivers will remain high and fast flowing. There is a low risk of flooding in several areas in the Yorkshire region”.

Some weekend flights were diverted away from the Leeds Bradford airport because of high winds. The Met Office said winds over the weekend reached 70mph in several areas of Yorkshire.