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Clean up operation begins in Worcester following the floods

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A large scale clean-up operation began in Worcester today following the floods which hit the county this week.

Water levels began dropping yesterday and continue to do so today which means highways teams from the County Council and street cleansing staff from Worcester City Council have been able to clean-up roads and pavements that have been under water for days.

Crews are cleaning the roads and footpaths of silt, making repairs and cleaning out drains.

香港六合彩资料图库 County Council Leader Simon Geraghty was out in Worcester today thanking staff for their efforts and seeing for himself the clean-up operation.

Councillor Geraghty said: 鈥淚t鈥檚 been a really tough week for parts of our county hit by the floods but I鈥檓 delighted to see water levels receding now and highways teams from the County Council and street cleansing staff from the City Council out in Worcester starting the clean-up operation.

鈥淲e want to get the roads and paths back to looking like normal and as you鈥檇 imagine there鈥檚 a lot of silt and debris on the ground due to the flooding.

鈥淥ur teams have worked around the clock this week during the floods and they will continue to work over the weekend to clean-up our roads and footpaths. It鈥檚 been a fantastic team effort from staff and our partners and I鈥檇 like to offer my thanks for everything they鈥檝e done and will continue to do over the weekend and into next week.鈥

The County Council has even used today as an opportunity to repaint road markings along Tybridge Street and other city centre roads.

Meanwhile, New Road will be closed from 10 pm tonight for around three hours so that the contraflow measures can be removed and normal traffic arrangements installed, with pedestrian access maintained throughout the operation. Sabrina Bridge in Worcester reopened this morning.