Water rising at the River Don near Meadowhall on Sunday afternoon.Water rising at the River Don near Meadowhall on Sunday afternoon.
Water rising at the River Don near Meadowhall on Sunday afternoon.

Sheffield flooding: Here are some of the dramatic pictures captured as rainfall persists

These pictures show the scale of the flooding across Sheffield following a number of weather and flood warnings from experts who predicted exceptionally high rainfall.

Environment Agency (EA) has issued 17 flood warnings and five flood alerts for the city, with bus services being diverted, train services being cancelled and major roads being closed.

The EA said that its incident response crew is keeping a careful eye on the forecast on a 24-hour basis.

Here are some of the pictures captured around Sheffield after the rain started to fall on Sunday morning.

Here are some of the pictures captured around Sheffield after the rain started to fall on Sunday morning.