Flood alerts in place as water levels rise in Derbyshire

There is a warning in place for the River Wye, with the most severe risks of flooding being around Bakewell, Ashford and the surrounding area.

The warning areas also extend north west towards Buxton, and south down to Matlock and Matlock Bath.

A spokesperson for the agency said: “River levels are high but slowly falling at the Ashford river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall.

"Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland continues. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including Ashford and Bakewell areas. Flooding of properties is not forecast at this point.

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"Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 12 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until Saturday evening. We are closely monitoring the situation.

"Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area. Please avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.”

There is another warning in place for the River Amber around Ambergate, and in the south of the county a warning is in place for the River Derwent.

This comes as Derbyshire County Council reopened its flood hardship fund in the wake of flooding in the county earlier in January.

To apply for the fund for businesses, firms should download the application form here and email it to [email protected]

More information on how to report flooding, who is involved in managing flooding risk in Derbyshire and how residents can protect themselves is available here.