Aid appeal on floods
A special aid appeal has been launched by Bewdley's Mayor to help support the dozens of families affected by recent flash floods.
Heavy rain today continued to cause chaos for homeowners, motorists and rail travellers after more flash floods struck the West Midlands.
Councillor Anne Mace, Mayor of Bewdley, was so moved by the plight of people affected by the torrential rains she has formed an action group.
A public meeting will be held at Wribbenhall First School in Shaw Hedge Road next Friday to try to offer support and help for those affected.
Dozens of homes were washed out by the flooding, which destroyed carpets and furniture and everything in its path.
Councillor Mace is working to bring representatives from the The Environment Agency, Severn Trent Water, Worcestershire County Council, Wyre Forest District Council and Bewdley Town Council to the meeting which will start at 6.30pm. She said: "The aim of the meeting is to offer support and help to people affected by the flooding.
"We also want to find out what lessons can be learned for the future."
And the region was braced for another day of storms with forecasters predicting a very wet weekend.
The freak weather has also left 25 homes in Staffordshire under two feet of water.
At Trescott near Wolverhampton, a car was left abandoned after getting stuck in the village's swollen ford. Forecaster Nick Ricketts from the Met Office said the rain showed little sign of letting up over the weekend.
But he said the West Midlands would be not as badly hit as many parts across the UK. He said: "There will be spells of rain throughout the weekend. It looks as though it could clear up gradually, but we are expecting some quite cold weather to follow it next week."
