BREAKING: Pensioner, 80, dies in Lancashire lake tragedy as Storm Bert rages across UK

A antheral successful his 80s has died aft being recovered from a ford his car entered during Storm Bert, portion a pistillate besides successful her 80s and recovered from the aforesaid conveyance is recovering successful hospital

A antheral has died aft his car entered a ford during Storm Bert.

The unnamed man, successful his 80s, was recovered by exigency services from h2o connected Cockhill Lane, Colne, wherever Noyna Ford is located, astatine 16.15 connected Saturday. The antheral was taken to infirmary wherever helium was pronounced dead.

A pistillate besides successful her 80s was recovered from the h2o and remains successful infirmary wherever her information is described arsenic not beingness threatening. Lancashire Fire and Rescue Services sent 2 occurrence engines to the scene. Firefighters from Nelson and Penwortham who are specializer swift h2o rescue teams were progressive on with a vessel from Preston.

The man's decease is not being treated arsenic suspicious and a record volition beryllium passed onto the coroner, Lancashire Police has confirmed.

The Met Office has urged members of the nationalist to support an oculus connected weather warnings done the evening arsenic the warnings could change. Storm Bert is "will proceed to origin disruption" according to Met Office Chief Meteorologist Andy Page, who said: "Impacts from Storm Bert volition proceed to origin disruption arsenic we spell done today, and aggregate warnings are successful spot for upwind and rain.

"While the hazard of immoderate snowfall has present diminished, rainfall volition impact overmuch of the UK today, successful peculiar immoderate southwestern parts of England and South Wales, but the heaviest rainfall volition easiness from these areas done the day."

Weather warnings are expected to expire aboriginal tonight. The longest-lasting is the rainfall informing for southwest England, which is successful spot until 11.45pm tonight. But the warnings and upwind is taxable to alteration arsenic adept Page urges the nationalist to enactment alert of precocious upwind speeds and abrupt changes.

He added: "The beardown southerly winds proceed contiguous and warnings are successful spot for central, confederate and eastbound England, Northern Ireland and occidental Scotland wherever gusts could highest astatine 60 mph and could adjacent scope much than 70 mph on immoderate exposed coasts. Warnings could inactive beryllium amended, perchance astatine abbreviated notice, truthful it is important radical support up to day with the precise latest forecast."

Councillors successful Wales accidental the flooding from Storm Bert is expected to "be worse than Storm Dennis," with a assembly spokesperson revealing the "severity of the weather" has led to 100 properties successful Rhondda Cynon Taf being flooded. Over 1,400 homes were evacuated arsenic a effect of Storm Dennis successful 2020, which was described arsenic a "one-in-290-year event".

Casualties arsenic a effect of Storm Bert were besides recorded earlier today, with the assemblage of canine walker Brian Perry, 75, recovered earlier today. Police had enactment retired an entreaty for the whereabouts of the 75-year-old, who was aboriginal found. While nary ceremonial recognition of the assemblage has occurred, Mr Perry's household has been informed and are being supported by specializer officers.