HEAVY rainfall to start the year has seen the region subject to a number of flood alerts in the past few days.

The River Dee has seen its levels rise, leading to the Environment Agency to issue several amber flood alerts for the area.

X (formerly Twitter) user Andrew Boycott shared with the Chester Standard this impressive video footage he captured of flooding from the Dee, spreading across Farndon and Holt on Wednesday (January 3).

A flood warning remains in place for some parts of Chester.

The amber alert covers low lying land expected to be most affected, particularly around low lying land and roads around the River Dee at Shocklach, Farndon, Handley, Lower Kinnerton, Chester and Puddington.

An Environment Agency spokesperson said: "We will continue to monitor the forecast and re-issue this alert/warning if necessary.

Guidance states that a flood alert means you need to prepare as flooding is possible.

If you have not already done so, you should:

  • sign up for flood warnings
  • keep up to date with the latest flood risk situation - call Floodline on 0345 988 1188 or follow @EnvAgency and #floodaware on Twitter for the latest flood updates.
  • have a bag ready with vital items like insurance documents and medications in case you need to leave your home.
  • check you know how to turn off your gas, electricity and water mains supplies.
  • plan how you'll move family and pets to safety.