River levels remain high on the Little Stour and Nailbourne. Flooding is expected to continue to affect low lying land and roads along the Nailbourne around Elham, Barham, Bridge and Bekesbourne, and on the Little Stour around Littlebourne and Wickhambreux. Please avoid driving or walking through floodwater.
As of today, Thursday 25th April 2024, the weather forecast is for scattered rain showers today and tomorrow. More rainfall is forecast for the weekend however will cause no fresh impact. We are actively monitoring the situation, liaising with partners, and our staff are maintaining and clearing key structures. The Littlebourne Flood Relief channel is operating.
This message will be updated by 6pm on Thursday 2nd May 2024, or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 3:15pm, Thursday 25th April.
Communities on the Nailbourne, Little Stour and River Wingham, including Lyminge, Elham, Barham, Bridge, Bekesbourne, Littlebourne, Ickham, Wickhambreaux and Wingham
Region: Kent, South London and East Sussex
Country: England
Counties covered: Kent
Watercourses covered: Little Stour, Nailbourne, River Wingham, River Stour
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Nailbourne and Little Stour.
Note: the area shown on the map is the area covered by flood alerts and warnings. It is not a live map of current flooding. The area covered broadly equates to the area where the risk of flooding in any year is greater than 1% (the "hundred year" flood risk).
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