Floods

As David Cameron says money is no object on flood relief, a team of Dutch engineers arrive in the UK and reveal that British defences are under severe strain. Tom Clarke reports.

“Worried about everything” from hamsters to pianos – Channel 4 News meets some of the younger victims of the floods in the Thames Valley.

As insurance company chiefs meet ministers in Downing Street to discuss their response to the flood crisis, a spokesman for the insurers says it is “too early” to say what will happen to premiums.

As forecasters tell us to expect a “normal British winter” from now on, Channel 4 News looks at the worst-hit places – and what they should look like again when the flood waters finally recede.

Sinkholes are appearing across Britain as rain batters the UK and floods continue to swamp some areas – but what are they, and is heavy rain really to blame for that sinking feeling?

Check out the Channel 4 News infographic mapping the UK floods in numbers.

Channel 4 News has been wading into floodwater across the country to bring you the latest headlines – and the occasional mad moment.

David Cameron says swollen rivers will continue to rise over the coming week despite a break in the bad weather.

The Royal Engineers will carry out a high-speed assessment of the state of the UK’s flood defence infrastructure, as ministers admit they should have sent in the military earlier.

A passenger on the Marco Polo tells Channel 4 News about the moment a freak wave hit the cruise ship, killing one man.

A passenger on the Marco Polo tells Channel 4 News about the moment a freak wave hit the cruise ship, killing one man.

Human sewage and animal waste could see flood-stricken communities fall prey to bugs like salmonella and the norovirus vomiting bug, officials have warned.

A minicab driver dies in central London after her car is crushed by falling masonry and a cruise ship passenger dies after the vessel is hit by a freak wave.

From the storm surge in December through the wettest January on record, Channel 4 News tracks the stormiest winter in memory which has left two people dead and thousands flooded and without power.

The people living in 17 homes close to the site in Oatridge Gardens, Hemel Hempstead, have been evacuated by police due to fears of a sinkhole under their homes.