The flood warning for Oxford was extended yesterday to include Binsey, Osney and Osney Island. Water built up in the streets at the southern end of Osney Island at the end of the afternoon causing alarm to local residents. The water rose rapidly in part due to the heavy rain. OFA asked the Environment Agency to provide a pump which arrived a few hours later. This morning the roads are clear of water. Some properties on the island remain threatened by the stream which runs to the west of the island. The EA is expected to deploy temporary barriers in West St today which is flooded at the northern end.

River levels are now at the point where the February 2021 floods peaked, and the river is still rising. The 2021 event was the worst since the 2014 floods when 55 properties in Oxford were flooded.