Although the flood water levels are falling and devastated areas can expect a couple of days of dry weather, the stories of human suffering and desperation continue to emerge.
10.45am
Among them, great-grandmother Margaret Callaghan has, according to thisisgloucestershire.co.uk, been reduced to drinking water from her pond.
http://www.theguardian.com/Columnists/CGloucestershire residents commenting on posts are increasingly venting their anger at the water company, Severn Trent, which last month reported £405m pre-tax profits.
Neil, from Cheltenham, writes:
Severn Trent have admitted that they cannot cope. They have a legal duty to provide fresh running tap water. They had no contingency plans for major emergencies. The company is not fit to be in charge of one of life's necessities. As soon as this emergency is over it should not just be quietly forgotten - this company should be immediately renationalised and kept in public ownership until and fit and proper company can take over its running. Severn Trent is, to quote a Government Minister's words, "Unfit for Purpose".
Gloucestershire police, reponding to reports of water contamination in today's Sun, say they have yet to substantiate the few reports they have received.
Nevertheless, the man leading the army operation in Gloucestershire, Brigadier Jolyon Jackson, Commander of 43 (Wessex) Brigade, told listeners of the BBC's Today programme not to drink water from bowsers.
"The bowsers have all got lids and I think if the lid is off, people generally shouldn't use them ... The problem with the bowsers is the difference between reality and expectations. However often you fill a bowser, it will always be empty before you get the next tanker round."
The bowser locations are being meshed onto a Google map by a new Gloucestershire community website which is also encouraging residents to adopt the water tanks.
If you've come across any other useful websites, either from these floods or last month's ones in Yorkshire and Humberside, feel free to link to them below.
12.00pm
Scrap that early optimism about about better weather. The Met Office has just issued a severe weather warning for southern Wales and England tomorrow and Sunday. More flooding is likely.
3pm
Gloucester evacuees Scott and Gillian have been guestposting on Sky News anchorman Jeremy Thomson's Eyewitness blog - I think that's the correct way to introduce it.
After returning to their home they write:
The smell from the area still hangs in out nostrils after visiting today. Jason and Victoria came down with us to see the extent of the damage there first hand. They could not believe their eyes. They also saw a couple of rats running around. Can it get any worse?
Thanks to about:blank for a moment of light relief and for pointing out that things could have been far worse without David Hasselhoff's help.
4.45pm
The Yorkshire Post, hot on the heels of the Guardian's Polly Toynbee, can't resist arguing that the alleged difference in response to the two recent floods is continuing evidence of a north/south divide.
5pm
Channel Four News has a flood special at 7.30pm tonight. Here's a taste of what to expect:
Channel 4 News has learned that approximately 10% of the UK's critical infrastructure - like electricity sub-stations and water treatment plants - are in flood risk areas. Beyond the individual companies that own sub-stations and treatment plants, there is NO overriding national body responsible for ensuring that these facilities are flood resistant. Channel 4 News can also reveal that the National Grid do NOT subscribe to the Environment Agency's flood warning system. They relied on the Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform to alert them of the flood threat to their Walham Electricity Switching Station which supplies power to 200,000 homes.
