TENBURY has yet again been badly hit by flooding, with heavy floods throughout the town and river levels still rising.

Flood warnings are currently in force for the town, with the Environment Agency warning earlier today of flooding hitting homes and roads in Tenbury and Burford.

And disaster struck earlier this afternoon, when the flood wall holding back the Kyre Brook in the town collapsed, sending a deluge into Market Street.

Huge amounts of water could be seen streaming through the town, with the fire service in attendance.

The fire service is warning people to stay away amid the floods.

As of 2.40pm, the river Teme in Tenbury is currently at 5.460m and rising, well above its usual range of between 0.43m and 4.50m.

The highest level ever recorded on the river at Tenbury, according to riverlevels.uk, was 5.97m, reached on July 21, 2007.

Reporter Gavin McEwan, who lives in the area, said the Kyre is slowly receding now, while the Teme appears to be peaking.

The town now looks vulnerable for the rest of the winter following the collapse of the Market Street wall, he said.

The Market Street retaining wall was previously swept away in the floods of 2007, and later rebuilt at a cost of around £250,000.