Monday marks somber anniversary of deadly winter flooding in southern West Virginia

As rain continues across Somerset, I know residents across the Glastonbury and Somerton constituency will be keeping an close eye on their homes, vehicles, and livestock. Fear of flooding means that winter can often be time of great anxiety across the South West. Last weekend, I spoke on ITV West Country about the need for increased investment in community flooding resilience - particularly with the onset of climate change meaning extreme weather patterns are becoming the norm. Visit Somerset Co

Somerset floods: River dredging begins on Parrett and Tone

Muchelney on Somerset Levels still cut off by floods

A Somerset farmer has said the recent storms and wet weather has provided the biggest test yet for the Somerset Levels since the major floods in 2014. James Winslade, of Forage Aid, says dredging since then has made a big difference. The Environment Agency - Wessex, however, says there hasn't been enough rain to know for sure how much impact dredging has had. They have been dealing with expected flooding on parts of the Levels, including Currymoor. Here's my ITV News West Country report on how t

The Somerset Levels Flood Case Study