In Pictures: Flood-hit areas prepare defences for further heavy rain

Hundreds of properties have been flooded and at-risk areas evacuated across England and Wales after the downpours brought to the UK by Storm Dennis.

Further rain has been forecast as river levels continue to threaten to breach barriers.

Temporary flood barriers hold back the river Severn in Ironbridge
Temporary flood barriers hold back the river Severn in Ironbridge
Caravans surrounded by floodwater
Caravans surrounded by floodwater
Gloucester Road in Tewkesbury closed due to flooding
Gloucester Road in Tewkesbury closed due to flooding
A woman and child enter a flood-hit cottage
A woman and child enter a flood-hit cottage
Steam train passes river
Steam train passes river
People checking water levels in their back gardens
People checking water levels in their back gardens
Man helps postman deliver through floods
Man helps postman deliver through floods
People riding their bikes through floodwater in Tewkesbury
People riding their bikes through floodwater in Tewkesbury
Houses surrounded by floodwater in Ironbridge
Houses surrounded by floodwater in Ironbridge
Residents position sandbags in Tewkesbury
Residents position sandbags in Tewkesbury

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