Extreme heat affects the town of Burnham-On-Sea, prompting emergency services activation due to Met Office warnings.

The entities involved

• Met Office →

  United Kingdom's national weather service

  • Met Office forecasts a heatwave for Worcestershire.Mon 12:58
  • The Met Office provided a weather outlook for England, predicting high warmth and temperatures climbing into the 30s for several regions.Mon 10:33
• Somerset Council →

  local authority in England

  • Somerset Council is managing county-wide flood defence issues.Mon 16:35
  • A partnership was formed between the Environment Agency, Somerset Council, and Homes England for a new flood defence scheme.Mon 16:35
• Burnham-on-Sea →

  town in Somerset, England

  Nothing else this week.

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