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Pedestrian access over the main bridge in Bewdley has been restored as the river level drops.
Image source, Worcestershire County CouncilThe county council's said, external it's used Pewterer's Alley to connect to Kidderminster Road but there's no access via Beales Corner.
The severe "danger to life" flood warning for Ironbridge has been downgraded this lunchtime.
Image source, ReutersThe Environment Agency (EA) said river levels were continuing to fall since the Severn peaked there earlier this week.
However, the EA added levels were still high and Ironbridge was still subject to a flood warning, with more rain expected., external
James Croft lives on Severn Street in flooded Bridgnorth and says the last few days have "been a very worrying time".
While the Severn is falling in town now, everyone is concerned about it rising again.
The river has dropped to a level of 4.43m today from a height of 5.2m on Wednesday, but the Environment Agency doesn't know what effect further rainfall in Wales will have down river.
Mr Croft said the water had been at the highest level he'd seen for 20 years, and, where he lives, he added, it came half way up his road.
BBC Shropshire
Going by pictures from Telford and Wrekin Council, the road behind flood barriers in Ironbridge has huge marks where the surface was ripped up by defences buckling against the Severn.
That means the authority is going to have to get in there at some point and do road repairs, but that's not the priority for now and something for the days ahead.
Image source, Telford and Wrekin Council
Image source, Telford and Wrekin CouncilNew flood barriers have arrived in Ironbridge to replace any damaged during the last couple of days as the swollen Severn heaved against defences in the Wharfage.
Sections buckled on Wednesday and water seaped underneath, leading to an emergency evacuation of properties as water rose.
Engineers have been able to get in to examine the sections that slipped back under pressure from the river.
BBC Shropshire
People living in Bridgnorth have told BBC Radio Shropshire they feel overlooked and want better protection after the latest floods.
At its worst, large parts of the town including caravan parks, Severnside, Riverside and Severn Terrace were flooded this week.
Three flood warnings still cover the town and surrounding areas, external, with the Environment Agency saying the River Severn could rise again in the coming days.
Local resident James Croft told BBC Radio Shropshire people wanted more certainty as far as flood barriers were concerned.
"All we hear about is Ironbridge, Shrewsbury, Bewdley, Worcester, all with flood defences. Bridgnorth has nothing and that mustn't continue," he said.
The government has said it'll spent £4bn on flood defences nationally over five years.
While river levels have started to fall in Upton upon Severn , externalin Worcestershire, these photos show flooding's effect on the town in the past 24 hours:
Image source, PA Media
Image source, PA Media
Image source, PA MediaRiver levels are starting to fall in Upton-upon-Severn today as the river has passed its peak through the town, the Environment Agency said.
Image source, @MrSneakySnickerLand near the waterway was flooded but people in the town tweeted the defences had held. , external
The agency's said, with more rain forecast over the weekend, it'll check barriers today as the river falls., external
The community spirit in Bewdley's been praised as the town recovers from the flooding in the past fortnight.
Image source, Environment AgencyThe area's still covered by flood warnings but the Environment Agency says the River Severn is falling.
At its height, water poured over the top of temporary flood defences in part of the town, meaning dozens of residents moved out.
Since then, the local medical centre's opened up community space, external to help emergency services "take time out" and food, including a casserole,, external have been given out to rescuers.
Paul Green, a West Mercia Police officer, told the BBC: "[There are] lots of signs of the community coming together and helping each other. [A] lady from the hairdressers trying to get an elderly customer back home, various nice stuff really."
The bus station in Worcester has reopened after flooding forced it to shut earlier this week.
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Parts of Shropshire near to the Welsh border are still flooded this morning as rain falls across the area.
Image source, West Mercia PoliceA flood warning still covers the area, external around the village of Melverley where West Mercia Police said roads were still underwater. , external
The Environment Agency said levels on the nearby River Vyrnwy had dropped, but slowly.
The fear is, with rain falling in Wales as well as Shropshire, it'll fall into the catchment area and flow into the River Severn.
Flood coverage is also continuing on our local newspapers' websites:
BBC Midlands Today
Bewdley residents have raised more than £4,000 for a rescue organisation which helps flood victims.
Homes were deluged earlier this week when water came over the top of temporary barriers in the Beales Corner area.
Some residents had to be rescued with a fire service dinghy.
The money's going towards the Severn Area Rescue Wyre Forest.
Quote MessageIt means everything to us. It costs us about £30-40,000-a-year just to keep ourselves afloat so that money can go towards crew training, it can go to renewing some of our equipment. We've been really busy over the past 10 days."
James Sutherland, Severn Area Rescue Wyre Forest
Two schools are closed today due to flooding.
In Shropshire, Coalbrookdale and Ironbridge Primary School is shut , externalas the "risk of flooding continues to be significant".
While Newbridge School, Worcester,, external says the flooding around the city has disrupted pupils' journeys.
Rain and sleet's falling in parts of the West Midlands.
BBC Weather Watcher Liam Ball took this in Horsehay, Shropshire.
Image source, Liam BallWhile this photo from Worcestershire County Council of Beale's Corner in Bewdley, external shows rain falling in the town:
Image source, Worcestershire County CouncilNearly 200 people have been rescued due to flooding across Herefordshire and Worcestershire in the past fortnight, the fire service's said., external
Image source, Getty ImagesSince 15 February, when Storm Dennis swept across area., firefighters with other emergency services rescued 185 people and evacuated 204.
It also helped to rescue 19 dogs, 10 cats, 55 sheep, a pony, a parrot and a snake.
Image source, PA MediaBBC Shropshire
Flood barriers are going to remain in place across the West Midlands, the Environment Agency's said.
Image source, Telford and Wrekin CouncilRiver levels have fallen further overnight and the agency's hoping to make repairs to buckled barriers in Ironbridge today. , external
Water levels are expected to rise again over the next few days.
Quote Message"We'll leave the barriers up here and in all the other places where barriers and defences are up because we are expecting those river levels to rise again so it does remain a serious flood situation."
Tim Norton, Environment Agency
Flood-hit businesses in Shrewsbury say they will keep pressure on the government for action.
Environment Secretary George Eustice visited the town yesterday and said £4bn would be spent on flood defences over the next five years.
Image source, PA MediaSteven Clarke, who runs greengrocers The Allotment in Coleham, said he had to approach Mr Eustice directly to get him to listen to their woes.
He says he felt it could have just been a PR exercise but "he's assured us that he will go back and there will be more information provided to us", adding ""I will be looking for answers".
Rachel Moss, who has a hairdressing salon in Coleham, says people "need some action".
"We've been hit twice in a week - there's still rumours it could get worse this weekend," she said. "If it does, it will absolutely devastate this community."
A road which leads into Hereford is set to be shut for three weeks after being damaged by flooding.
Image source, Herefordshire CouncilHolme Lacy Causeway
Repair work on the Holme Lacy Causeway has begun and the council is aiming to have it fully open next month.
Elsewhere, the B4224 between Fiddler's Green and Fownhope could take weeks to be repaired after a landslip and a collapsed wall.
Image source, Kim TomkinsonClosure on B4224
More surveys will be carried out before any repairs take place.
The Mordiford Bridge has reopened after being flooded.
Environment Secretary George Eustice visited Ironbridge and Shrewsbury yesterday and defended the government's handling of the floods.
Image source, PA MediaDecisions had been made "in a timely way", he told reporters and residents.
He also rejected criticism of Boris Johnson for not visiting flood-affected areas as he said the prime minister "made it clear he wanted me to lead on this".
The government would look to make improvements to flood defences, he said, adding more than £4bn will be spent on them over the next five years.