Driver saved by firefighters after car was submerged in water during floods

The antheral was trying to transverse a ford aboriginal yesterday greeting erstwhile helium became trapped successful his car successful heavy h2o erstwhile brought to information an ambulance unit took him to infirmary for precautionary checks

A operator was pulled from his submerged car yesterday arsenic wide flooding deed parts of the country.

The antheral was trying to transverse a ford aboriginal yesterday greeting erstwhile helium became trapped successful his car successful heavy water. Pictures amusement responders from Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service utilizing ropes to get him to information adjacent Condover.

An ambulance unit took him to infirmary for precautionary checks. In Axminster, Devon, 2 vehicles got stuck astatine Weycroft Bridge and others were stranded elsewhere, with conditions successful the country described arsenic bleak. Swathes of Devon farmland were submerged and cows and sheep had to huddle connected tiny patches of onshore wherever they could inactive stand.

Britain has been lashed by dense rainfall successful caller days, adjacent closing metropolis routes including Dovedale Road successful Liverpool. And parts of the state person been told to expect much flooding. The Met Office has issued 2 yellowish weather warnings for rainfall covering overmuch of bluish and eastbound England and North Wales.

Some places could get 2.5in to 3in of rainfall – connected already saturated crushed –which is apt to bring further localised flooding arsenic good arsenic much question disruption and imaginable powerfulness cuts. Flood warnings person been issued crossed the Midlands and south-west England. In the past period immoderate places successful the Midlands and confederate England person had 3 oregon 4 times the expected monthly rainfall.

In Woburn, Beds, determination has been much than 16in of rainfall since the commencement of the period compared to the 2in expected during an mean September. Met Office spokesperson Stephen Dixon said the low-pressure strategy causing the deluges was present drifting gradually eastwards, with the main absorption of the rainfall moving to the eastbound of England today. He said: “Generally determination volition beryllium a dryer consciousness for overmuch of the UK tomorrow, and getting dryer arsenic the time goes on.”

Tomorrow and Thursday would beryllium chiefly dry, helium said, but a 2nd low-pressure strategy is expected connected Friday, bringing with it much downpours.

He added: “By the clip we get into Friday day and towards the play we’re looking astatine further rainfall moving into occidental areas of Scotland, Northern Ireland and then, by the clip we get to Saturday, that is much wide bedewed for overmuch of the UK.”