Hundreds of flood warnings remain in place this morning after Storm Bert brought 82mph winds, snow and a month’s worth of rain, leaving at least five people dead in its wake.
More than 400 flood alerts or warnings were issued across Britain today – including 206 alerts and 157 warnings in England; and 29 alerts and ten warnings in Wales. There were three severe flood warnings, while Scotland had four warnings in place.
The storm initially brought blizzards when it barrelled in over the weekend – but flurries were quickly swept away as up to three quarters of a month’s rain turned rivers into torrents, flooding homes, causing transport disruption and power cuts.
Bert has claimed five lives – the latest being a man in his 80s who died after his car entered water at a ford on Cockhill Lane in Foulridge, Lancashire, on Saturday.
And rescuers yesterday found the body of a pensioner reported missing after going to walk his dog near the swollen River Conwy in North Wales, 24 hours earlier.
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