Shrewsbury flood barriers come down - with video and pictures
The flood barriers were coming down in Shrewsbury today as river levels began to fall.
Flood alerts were still in place, however, for the River Severn, Severn Vyrnwy Confluence and Tern and Perry Catchments.
The Environment Agency's Chris Bainger tweeted a video of EA workers preparing to remove the barriers at Frankwell this morning.
At 6:30 am today the Crew Green Gauge was 5.41 metres and falling slowly; the Montford Gauge was 4.84 metres and falling slowly; the Welsh Bridge Gauge was 2.5 metres and falling slowly and the Buildwas Gauge was 3.69 metres and steady.
The Met Office was forecasting a dry day, with sunny spells later.
