Stranded in Somerset: island homes and trains to nowhere

Описание: Aerial footage shows the extent of the flooding in Somerset, as a train gets stuck in a sea of floodwater and one resident resorts to building a clay wall around his property.

A man has built a giant wall out of clay and soil around his house in the village of Moorland on the Somerset Levels in a bid to protect it from rising flood waters.

Aerial footage shows Sam Notaro's home, which was built four years ago, completely surrounded by water.

Residents of Moorland are being urged to evacuate their homes after authorities said they could no longer protect them.

More flood misery is expected, with severe weather alerts in place for south east England, the South West and Wales.

The period from before Christmas until well into 2014 is expected to prove Britain's wettest winter on record.

Since December, the Environment Agency has put in place 131 severe flood warnings, meaning life is at risk. By contrast, it only issued 17 of the alerts in the whole of 2012.

More than 5,000 properties in England have flooded since the start of December, although a further 1.3 million properties have been protected by flood defences.

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