Attempts to clean up following last week’s floods got underway over the weekend.

Roads around Worcestershire were reopened as flood water receded and road sweepers were used to clear mud and silt from previously flooded streets.

But dozens of flood warnings and alerts are still in place, covering much of the county, as river levels remain high.

Eckington Bridge near Pershore is among the roads that is now open again having been closed for most of the week due to flooding.

At the time of writing, Worcester Bridge was due to be closed overnight so the contraflow could be removed and a contraflow was still in place in Tybridge Street, allowing access to and from Hylton Road Retail Park.

Hylton Road itself remains closed, as do Croft Road, Dolday and Diglis Bridge, as well as Hanley Road in Upton upon Severn, which was not expected to reopen on Sunday.

The River Severn was still looking very high on Saturday, with swans enjoying the conditions at South Quay in Worcester and the water gate near the cathedral, which has bricks showing the heights previous floods have reached, full of water.

According to the Environment Agency, river levels are slowly falling at its Barbourne river gauge on the Severn and are remaining steady in Diglis.

The river peaked in Barbourne on Friday morning at 5.6m, and in Diglis on Wednesday evening at 5.13m.

At Kempsey Yacht Club, the river reached 7.26m on Wednesday and remains high now.

Members of the public were reminded to stay away from swollen rivers and river banks, and not to take any unnecessary risks as the threat of flooding still remains.

West Mercia Police and other authorities also reminded motorists not to drive through flood water.

“Please remember to take extra care while travelling and never attempt to cross flood water on foot or by vehicle,” a spokesperson said.

“If you come across a road that is flooded, do not attempt to drive through it – just 30 cm of water is enough to float your car.”