UK Floods and Storms 2014. Balkan floods threaten Serbia power plant on River Sava. 18 May 2014Last updated at 00:27 ET The BBC's Guy Delauney says forecasters are warning that the River Sava is set to peak again in Serbia on Sunday evening The worst floods in the Balkans for decades are threatening Serbia's main power plant, officials say.
The River Sava has burst its banks in many areas and water levels are expected to peak later on Sunday. At least 20 people have died in Serbia and Bosnia-Hercegovina after a month's worth of rain fell in three days, and the death toll is expected to rise. In Bosnia, landslides have buried houses and disturbed landmines laid during the war in the 1990s.
The floods are also affecting Croatia. Continue reading the main story Analysis Guy De Launey BBC News, Belgrade The extreme weather in Bosnia is heaping danger upon misery. There are still more than 100,000 landmines littering the Bosnian countryside, according to the country's Mine Action Centre. Somerset Levels flooding: Dr Hannah Cloke on dredging. UK floods: raise roads and redesign houses, engineers say. A car drives through floodwater on the Somerset Levels.
Raised roads would prevent communities from being cut off, engineers say. Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images Houses should be redesigned, roads raised and tidal lagoons built that generate energy to reduce the impact of flooding in the UK, according to a panel of senior engineers and academics. Recent flooding has affected large parts of southern England in the UK's wettest winter on record – particularly the Somerset Levels and Thames valley, resulting in more than 5,000 homes and businesses being flooded, major road and rail networks disrupted, and a political row over who is to blame.
"In some senses we're still in a mode of 'discovery by disaster'," said Prof Jim Hall, professor of climate and environmental risks and director of the Environmental Change Institute at Oxford University, said at a briefing held in London by the Science Media Centre and Royal Academy of Engineering. UK floods: Ministers to hold insurance meeting at No 10.
18 February 2014Last updated at 17:13 GMT About £14m in emergency payments has been made since 23 December, says the ABI The insurance industry has insisted that it was quick to help homeowners hit by recent floods after meeting ministers to discuss its response.
Following the meeting, the Association of British Insurers' (ABI) Otto Thoresen said the industry had paid out "millions" in emergency payments. UK floods: Army to carry out 'rapid inspection' of defences. 16 February 2014Last updated at 15:07 ET The Army will check 150,000 flood defences across England over five weeks The Army is to carry out a "rapid inspection" of England's flood defences within five weeks to assess the damage left by unprecedented flooding.
Defence Secretary Philip Hammond said the work would normally take two years. UK floods: High winds and waves for southern England. 15 February 2014Last updated at 17:23 ET The incident happened near Holborn Underground station, as Jean Mackenzie reports A mother-of-three who died when falling masonry hit her taxi has been named.
Julie Sillitoe, 49, was one of two people killed on Friday as strong winds and heavy rain hit southern England, adding to problems already caused by widespread storms and flooding. An 85-year-old man died after a freak wave hit a British cruise ship in the English Channel. The BBC's Chris Buckler reports on destruction caused by the storm More than 65,000 homes remain without power and severe weather warnings are in place for much of the UK. Prime Minister David Cameron chaired the government's emergency committee, Cobra, on Saturday. Mrs Sillitoe, from north London, died after her minicab was crushed when part of a building collapsed on to it at about 23:00 GMT on Friday, near Holborn Underground station, in central London. Her next of kin have been informed.
River Thames breaks records for water flows in January. 13 February 2014Last updated at 19:15 GMT By Matt McGrath Environment correspondent, BBC News The amount of water flowing through the Thames this January was the highest recorded for that month since records began in 1883.
Data from the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH) shows that the rate of water flow has now exceeded 275 cubic metres per second for more than 50 days. Somerset floods: 'Precautions needed now' 25 January 2014Last updated at 06:05 ET The fire service have been warning residents to prepare for possible further flooding Precautions to stop damage to property and risk to life "need to be taken now" as further rain is predicted to hit Somerset, the council has said.
The "biggest pumping operation ever" is under way on the Somerset Levels, but much of the water is going into already swollen rivers. Somerset County Council has asked the armed forces to consider helping villagers who have been cut off. Lord Rooker: 'Planting trees could stop flooding' 23 January 2014Last updated at 14:15 ET By Roger Harrabin Environment analyst Natural flood defences, like felling trees into rivers to slow their flow, have proved successful Britain should turn swathes of its upland pastures into woodland to help prevent flooding, according to a former environment minister, Lord Rooker.
He said new forests would slow flooding by trapping water with their roots. The idea of "rewilding" the uplands is catching on fast as parts of Britain face repeated flooding, with more rainfall on the way. Environment Secretary Owen Paterson said he would seriously consider innovative solutions like rewilding. GCSE Rivers Revision-Hydrological Cycle. UK storms: Fresh flood fears for rivers and coasts.
Floods prompt Cobra emergency meeting. 3 January 2014Last updated at 00:00 GMT BBC forecaster Peter Gibbs explains the areas that are likely to be worst affected A period of "exceptional weather" bringing rain, wind and high tides is set to hit the UK, Environment Secretary Owen Paterson has said.
The Environment Agency issued several severe flood warnings - indicating a danger to life - for south-west England, Gloucestershire and Wales. Tidal flooding is expected in "numerous locations" on Friday due to large waves, high tides and strong winds. Mr Paterson said ministers were working to ensure all agencies were prepared. He was speaking after chairing a meeting of the Cobra emergency committee, in which the UK's flood response was discussed. Dozens of flood warnings are in place in England, Wales and Scotland. The Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings - the lowest of its three levels - for rain and high winds on Friday in Northern Ireland and western parts of Scotland, Wales and England. Travel disruption. Floods prompt Cobra emergency meeting.