Rain forecast for tomorrow for much of western and northern England and Wales, with possible repeat of the rain which caused £1.5bn damage 2 weeks ago

Flood areas get £8m and new rain warning - Guardian

Extract:

"The first tranche of emergency flood relief cash was released by the government yesterday to councils facing multimillion-pound bills in the north of England. Grants totalling £8m were released by the Treasury, with much the largest share - £2.15m - going to Hull, where an estimated one in five properties have suffered damage.

The news coincided with ominous weather forecasts for tomorrow for much of western and northern England and Wales, with a possible repeat of the rain which caused £1.5bn damage two weeks ago. The Environment Agency said that renewed floods were possible.

The emergency funding is dwarfed by the estimated cost of the torrential rain which overwhelmed drainage systems in Hull, Sheffield and the Doncaster area of South Yorkshire last month. Sheffield has put the cost to the city council at £30m, with well over that sum expected in private and commercial insurance claims."

Donations can be made at these web addresses:

South Yorkshire Flood Relief: http://www.sycf.org.uk/

Hull Flood Fund: http://www.hullcc.gov.uk/portal/page..._schema=PORTAL



Donating to the South Yorkshire appeal is via justgiving and so attracts extra money from the income tax a taxpayer would pay. There doesn't seem to be a similar setup for the Hull donations (I couldn't find one, anyway) and so donations to that will not have that added cash.