Water-Gate can be installed in minutes and doesn't require to be filled with air or the use of heavy machinery. Made by MegaSecur, the barrier can even be deployed while the flood is happening ...

Flood gates at a vulnerable area within the Norfolk broads will be closed temporarily on Monday to help protect homes and businesses. Parts of Potter Heigham, near Great Yarmouth, were under water for ...

More than £40m has been announced to protect thousands of homes and businesses in Somerset. Ministers confirmed the ...

"Having more people capable of deploying the barrier ... to deploy the flood gate John Goldie, general manager of Lathams, said "touch wood" the area was better prepared for water levels rising.

Up to 1,000 projects will get funding, including £43 million for the Bridgwater tidal barrier flood defence scheme in ...

The higher the water levels, the higher the gate will rise, until it reaches a 90° angle. The barrier stands firmly against the flood water. It was created by FloodBreak. We've had gates that ...

Elaine Merrick-Reed, who lives in Chard - one of the worst-hit places - said she watched helplessly as flood water started to ... It came over the barrier and flooded everywhere.

The system of 78 flood gates ... at which the flood barriers are operated. Luigi Brugnaro, the city's mayor, said on Twitter that the weather had suddenly worsened and water had reached a 145cm ...

The Bridgwater scheme is the largest of more than 1,000 getting cash from the government to protect homes and businesses from ...

Experts anticipate about a 1-foot rise in water levels, brining the river stage to 3.5 feet. For reference, the flood stage ...