Gloucestershire's flood water clean up effort begins
After almost a week of disruption across Gloucestershire flood water is beginning to recede.
Communities are coming together to rectify the damage caused by Storm Henk.
As the flood water starts to ease home and business owners hit by the storm are beginning to clean up the damage.
In the worst affected areas like Tewkesbury and Aleny Island people were evacuated from their homes.
Maggie O'Leary who lives in Tewkesbury was rescued by the fire service on Thursday afternoon (4/1). She is now staying in a hotel whilst she repairs her home.
Maggie's house was hit badly by flooding in 2007. Since then she has added a pump to her cellar and has flood defences at the front and back of her property. But this time it was not enough to prevent flood water from entering her home.
Maggie said: "The water just kept rising I was awake all night watching the water levels, and in the morning it was 2cm above our flood defences and it was just pouring in like a waterfall.
"I've got a pump in the cellar but by the time the flood reached it's peak we had water coming in from next door and up through the floor. The water was about 4ft over the cellar pump.
"I think we'll have to have skirting boards replaced and the floorboards will have to be replaced. It's a shame."
The Environment Agency have warned water will be slow to recede.