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Yorkshire Regiment

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Colonel-in-Chief: Deputy Colonel-in-ChiefThe Duke of York
The Duke of Wellington
MottoFortune Favours The Brave
Founded2006
Mascot1st Battalion –Indian Elephant; 2nd Battalion – Ferrets (Imphal & Quebec)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Colonel of the RegimentBrigadier A Jackson
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
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About Yorkshire Regiment


The Yorkshire Regiment is an infantry regiment of the British Army, created by the amalgamation of three historic regiments in 2006. It is currently the only line infantry or rifles unit to represent a single geographical county in the new infantry structure, serving as the county regiment of Yorkshire.

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Flood fears as storm Dennis continues to lash the UK

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Feb 16,2020 10:29 am

... Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment, provides support where needed...

Flood fears as storm Dennis continues to lash the UK

Feb 16,2020 10:29 am

Soldiers were to help, to support, to the Flood protection in the Upper Calder Valley in West Yorkshire

storm Dennis continues to lash large parts of the UK, bringing Heavy Rain and strong winds.

Two People had to be rescued after her car was swept of The Road in the vicinity of Newcastleton, in the Scottish Borders.

In Ilkley and Calder in West Yorkshire , has helped the army, the inhabitants of the shore to the high water protection, a week after they were beaten by the storm, and Ciara.

The Environment Agency has warned flooding warned could be worse than Ciara because of the saturated ground.

Last weekend's storm, hundreds of houses caused flooded, and More Than 500,000 people without electricity.

on Sunday morning, More Than and.

In southern Scotland, with Heavy Rain has to evacuate to fall for the Hawick area of the Scottish Borders with some of the people, their houses.

" In York, the Environment Agency has predicted that the River Ouse could come close to record levels, most recently in the year 2000.

approximately 75 soldiers from the 4. Battalion, the Royal Regiment of Scotland, were building Flood barriers and repair defenses in Ilkley and Calder in West Yorkshire .

a further 70 reservists from the 4th. Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment , provides support where needed.

The Environment Agency has warned that the levels could come in the River Ouse in York, near a record level

Separate Flood warnings and advice were also issued for residents in the Borders, Dumfries and Galloway, South Lanarkshire and South Ayrshire.

On the UK roads, rail and air travellers with interruptions, with British Airways and easyJet flights, the affected.

in the place for most of the country in Sunday evening.

This means that floods could cause a danger to the life, power outages are to be expected, and there is a good chance that transport will be affected.

A Man fell of a tanker off the coast of Margate

On Saturday, The Body of A Man .

The Man was dead at The Scene in Herne Bay , according to emergency 15 GMT were called around 12:. Kent Police has no link to his death in storm Dennis.

The Force said it was not known how The Man had entered the water, and his death was not treated "as suspicious".

was found A second body, that of the RNLI at about 13:00 GMT on Saturday after a seven-hour search in "rough seas" for A Man who fell from a fuel tanker off the coast of Margate.

In other developments:

Flood protection were prepared in Mytholmroyd in the Upper Calder Valley

The Met Office has predicted that some areas could see between 120-140mm of rainfall and gusts up to 80 mph over the weekend.

The predictions are as strong as last weekend, as Ciara as much as the 184mm of rain and winds of up to 97mph.

However, experts have warned, Dennis storm could damage the cause more flooding, as the already saturated ground is met with a "perfect storm" of Heavy Rain , strong wind and melting Snow .

Getty image weather warnings guide

yellow severe weather possible, plan in advance journey is interrupted

amber increased the probability of the impact, such as travel delays, power outages,

RedDangerous weather can be expected - to act to keep them safe

source: Met Office

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