By Joe Jeffrey
Flood waning issued over rise in River Swale
A flood warning has been put in place at a North Yorkshire caravan park following rising levels of the River Swale.
Brompton-on-Swale Caravan Park has been placed on high alert following the Environment Agency implementing a top level flood warning in response to this week’s torrential rainfall in the area.
The current level is 1.7m, however it is thought to raise to anywhere between 1.8m and 2m this week.
A representative of the park said: “We will continue to monitor the situation closely as further rainfall is expected to pass through today.”
It is not just Brompton-on-Swale Caravan Park that has been placed on high alert, however, with nearby Brompton Lakes luxury holiday lodge park also being given a flood warning.
Properties along the River Ouse in York have also been issued with a flood warning, and less serious flood alerts have been placed on the upper and lower River Ure, which runs through Wensleydale and the lower River Swale.
A spokesperson for the Environment Agency said: “The level at Myton on Swale is 4.5m and will remain high throughout the day.
“The level at Crakehill, Hambleton, is 3.2m. We are expecting further rain during Wednesday and this will keep river levels high. Our Incident Response teams are on 24 hour duty.”
