Environment Agency issues five flood alerts along Suffolk coast affecting Felixstowe, Lowestoft, Beccles, Ipswich, Woodbridge and Debenham
The Environment Agency has issued five flood alerts across the Suffolk Coast.
The notices stretch from Felixstowe to Lowestoft.
In the former area, the tidal Deben estuary could breach, which may affect the coastal town as well as nearby Ipswich and Woodbridge.
A larger alert covers the nominal ‘Suffolk coast from Lowestoft to Bawdsey’, encompassing Aldeburgh, Minsmere, Blythburgh and majority of Lowestoft itself.
Southwold is the subject of its own alert, which also covers the Reydon area.
The tidal River Waveney from Ellingham to Breydon Water could cause issues for residents.
This alert covers Beccles.
The rivers Deben and Lark could also be affected, which covers a wide area stretching from Wickham Market and Rushmere St Andrew to Debenham and Earl Soham.
An flood alert means flooding is possible. If this is upgraded to a warning, it means flooding is likely.
