Watch: Drone footage over the Severn shows river bursting after wet week
Dramatic drone footage has revealed the aftermath of Wednesday's wet weather.
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Preparations are now underway along Shropshire's waterways to deal with the aftermath of this week's downpour.
Pennerley, just over 14 miles south-west of Shrewsbury, was the wettest place in the country on Wednesday, with the Met Office reporting 64.4mm of rainfall fell within 24 hours.
Flood barriers have now gone up in Frankwell car park in Shrewsbury on Thursday and a team from the Environment Agency was working to prepare for their installation along the Wharfage in Ironbridge on Friday morning.
The river levels in Ironbridge are set to peak on Saturday, but just up the river, the winding Severn had already burst its banks and flooded adjacent fields by Friday morning.
Drone footage, captured by one of the Shropshire Star's photographers at Buildwas and Atcham, shows a bird's eye view of the raging river.
Video taken by Alex Oxley of Blue Horizon Drone Services showed the state of the river at Atcham on Thursday:
