The danger of flooding appears to be subsiding on several of Oxfordshire's rivers following the removal of red alerts.

The River Thame upstream from Dorchester-on-Thames, and Chalgrove Brook between Cuxham and Chislehampton, including Chalgrove, have been downgraded from red alerts to amber alerts.

Although there is still a danger of flooding in gardens, parks, farmland and roads, most properties are now out of danger.

Yellow alerts are still in effect on the River Ock between Little Coxwell and Abingdon, and on the Cherwell from Banbury to Enslow, near Kidlington.

A yellow warning means there is a danger of flooding for low-lying farmland, parks and gardens. Water levels on the River Thame have begun to recede, but further rain could see them rise again.

The Ock, Cherwell and Ray remain high, but the Environment Agency says the worst of the floods appears to be over.

"The risk of flooding has abated since yesterday, but more rain last night kept the rivers topped up," a spokesman said.

"The rivers are draining, although floods are high so this will take a while. However, the situation will certainly not get any worse in the next twenty-four hours."

Most of the county has escaped largely unscathed in the latest floods, in comparison to the devastation last Easter. The Environment Agency said it was not aware of any damage to property.

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