THE river Wye has reached a peak of more than five metres as the city faces a second flood in less than a month.
Dave Throup from the Environment Agency said the Wye had peaked at "just over five metres" in Hereford, with the agency's website suggesting it was around 5.09 metres at 3pm on Sunday.
Taking to Twitter to discuss the flooding, Mr Throup, the agency's manager for Herefordshire and Worcestershire, said: "We have a record of 14 floods of over five metres in Hereford.
"Six have been since 2000, four have been in the last 18 months, two have been in the last month.
"Things are changing. Fast."
Mr Throup was referring to flooding last month, which left the majority of houses in Hereford's Greyfriars Avenue flooded.
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The peak on January 21 was 5.56 metres – so higher than yesterday's peak – but both were dwarfed by the peak in February 2020 in the wake of Storm Dennis which was 6.11 metres.
Hereford Times Camera Club members were on hand to capture yesterday's flooding, which left roads including the A438 at Letton and the Holme Lacy Road impassable.
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