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Troubled: The abandoned village of Moorland, Somerset, with all of its streets completely underwater''
Thousands more home-owners were warned they may have to evacuate as the flood crisis spread to the Thames last night.
The Environment Agency issued severe warnings – meaning water levels pose a ‘significant threat to life’ – to 14 areas along the river, with the deluge expected to be worse than the devastating floods of 2003.
The agency urged people in at-risk areas to ‘stay in a safe place with a means of escape’ and to be ready to evacuate.
The severe warnings for the banks of the Thames stretch from Datchet in the west to Shepperton, Surrey. By contrast, there are just two current severe warnings in Somerset, where 5,000 homes have been flooded in recent weeks.
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Time to go: Mark and Kate Kirby with their children Georgina, 14, Dom, 16, and Theo, 10, at their flooded home in Moorland, Somerset. They are one of the last families to leave the village''
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