River Don
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| Length | 113 km |
|---|---|
| Source | Pennines |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Mouths | River Trent |
| River Ouse | |
| Cities | Sheffield |
| Doncaster | |
| Rotherham | |
| Goole | |
| Penistone | |
| Bridges | Tinsley Viaduct |
| Cobweb Bridge | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2448094 |
About River Don
The River Don is a river in South Yorkshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It rises in the Pennines and flows for 70 miles eastwards, through the Don Valley, via Penistone, Sheffield, Rotherham, Mexborough, Conisbrough, Doncaster and Stainforth.
Church plans vigil for woman missing in River Don
... Emergency services were called to the River Don near Monymusk on Friday afternoon after a report of someone in difficulty...
Search resumes for woman 'swept away' by river
...A search for a woman who is believed to have fallen into the River Don during Friday s weather warning has resumed...
Storm Franklin: Homes in Yorkshire evacuated as storm causes floods
... There were reports of high water levels along the River Don in South Yorkshire and in the Calder Valley in West Yorkshire volunteers had erected defences...
Storm Barra: Power restored to all homes in Scotland
... The River Don has burst its banks here too, flooding the road and the field...
How can we stop our village flood?
... I ve studied the history of the area and was said in the conversation with community groups on the River Don and the different, Now, my grandfather used to have a boat, and we didn t know why, he says...
Prince Charles visited flood-hit Fishlake village
... hundreds of home were evacuated and businesses were affected, if you dropped a month s worth of rain in 24 hours, causing the River Don to burst its banks...
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... The mayor of the Sheffield city region, Dan Jarvis, has also asked officials to review defences on the River Don - one of the waterways hit hardest in recent days...
Search resumes for woman 'swept away' by river
A search for A Woman who is believed to have fallen into the River Don during Friday's weather warning has resumed.
Police confirmed The Search would continue on Saturday after being stood down overnight.
Emergency services were called to The River near Monymusk in Aberdeenshire on Friday Afternoon after a report of someone in difficulty.
Police said conditions were still challenging and encouraged people to stay away.
Insp Rory Campbell said: " Officers, along with colleagues from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and the Coastguard, have resumed searches in the area where The Woman was last seen.
" Conditions are tricky and dangerous and I Am appealing to members of The Public to stay away from flooded areas. Please Be Careful when you are out and about. "
Disruption from the Heavy Rain in parts of Scotland was expected to continue throughout Saturday.
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) said The Flood risk would be downgraded, but there would be a residual impact of Friday's weather.
Sepa said some rivers would not hit peak levels until early morning.
The clean-up operation in the affected areas is under way and community rest centres remain open for those who need somewhere to shelter.
Transport is still affected and ScotRail said: " Following the extreme rainfall over The Past few days, we're working to inspect and reopen the routes which were closed yesterday as quickly as we can. "
It said The First train to run from Aberdeen to Inverness would leave at 11:56.
Repairs to the East Coast Main Line which was closed on Friday Afternoon - meant cross-border services could resume on Saturday.
However, The Line between Dundee and Aberdeen remains closed due to flooding at several locations.
The Met Office lifted its amber weather alert at 21:00 on Friday, after disruption saw many roads rendered impassable and the East Coast Mainline was closed.
Traffic Scotland said the M9 remained closed westbound at junction two due to flooding.
Some parts of The Village of Ballater on Royal Deeside were left without power. Police went door-to-door in some areas asking people to leave.
More Than 300 properties in Brechin, Angus, were given the opportunity to evacuate and spend The Night in a local school amid fears of further flooding.
Source of news: bbc.com
