Britain on alert after second major storm of the season batters country, leaving at least 2 dead 

A antheral successful his 80s died aft his car entered the h2o astatine a ford successful Lancashire successful northwest England connected Saturday, and a assemblage believed to beryllium that of a missing canine walker was recovered the aforesaid time adjacent the Afon Conwy stream successful North Wales.

Floodwater covers parts of the Billing Aquadrome successful Northamptonshire, England. (AP photo)

“Further flooding is sadly apt implicit the adjacent fewer days arsenic h2o levels emergence successful slower flowing rivers specified arsenic the Severn and the Ouse,” Environment Secretary Steve Reed told the House of Commons. “The Environment Agency anticipates that immoderate impacts should beryllium little terrible than we’ve seen successful caller days.”

More than 130 flood alerts remained successful effect crossed England, Wales and Scotland precocious Monday.

A terrible flood warning, meaning determination is information to life, was issued for the River Nene successful Northampton arsenic h2o levels continued to rise. Hoping to escape, radical holding buying bags filled with necessities waded done heavy h2o Monday.Stan Brown, 67, who has lived successful the portion for 25 years, said helium had nary prime but to go.“I’ve got determination other to spell but I’m 1 of the few,” helium said. “Other radical person spent their beingness savings to bargain a spot there, and present they’ve got obscurity other to go.”

A stranded car successful flood h2o astatine the Billing Aquadrome arsenic Storm Bert continues to origin disruption, successful Northampton, England. (AP photo)

Among the hardest deed areas were parts of Wales, wherever residents of Pontypridd tried to support their homes by utilizing buckets to bail h2o implicit a flood partition and backmost into the River Taff.

Two terrible flood warnings issued for the River Monnow successful southeast Wales person been lowered to warnings.

Because of clime alteration and warmer oceans, storms tin prime up much energy, expanding upwind speeds, portion a warmer ambiance tin clasp much moisture.

Reed said the authorities planned to walk 2.4 cardinal pounds ($3 billion) implicit the adjacent 2 years to enactment up flood defenses astir the country.“Climate alteration volition inevitably pb to much terrible upwind of the benignant we’ve seen this weekend,” helium said.