Residents told to evacuate in Nottinghamshire as water levels continue to rise

Residents are being advised to evacuate their homes in a Nottinghamshire town as water levels continue to rise.

The River Idle is expected to reach record levels as flooding continues in Retford, the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Local Resilience Forum (LRF) has warned.

The group said they expect river levels to continue to pose a risk to life until Tuesday, even though no significant rainfall is forecast.

River levels continue to rise due to upstream watercourses (Rivers Maun, Meden and Poulter) feeding into the River Idle, the LRF added.

Two severe flood warnings, which means risk of death and serious injury, have been issued for sections of the river at Retford, Eaton and Gamston, and West Retford and Ordsall by the Environment Agency.

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