Heavy rain and thawing snow to bring floods as Storm Bert batters UK

Heavy rainfall and thawing snowfall are combining to bring flooding crossed the UK arsenic Storm Bert continues to batter the country.

More than 200 flood alerts are successful spot for England, Wales and Scotland overnight connected Saturday and Met Office yellowish warnings for rainfall and upwind covering ample swathes of the state are successful unit into Sunday.

Three men person died connected the roads during Storm Bert and thousands of homes person been without power.

Milder temperatures are causing the snowfall which covered the northbound of England and overmuch of Scotland to melt.

Dozens of reddish flood warnings person been issued successful England, meaning flooding is expected and residents and concern owners should “act now”, according to the Environment Agency (EA).

The Met Office said Storm Bert is apt to origin “dangerous coastal conditions” and disruption crossed confederate England and parts of Wales until 9pm connected Sunday with a yellowish upwind informing successful place.

The nationalist upwind work has warned immoderate communities whitethorn beryllium chopped disconnected by flooded roads, peculiarly successful the westbound of England.

Heavy and persistent rainfall is acceptable to deed the south-west of England into Sunday, with a accidental that immoderate places implicit Dartmoor could spot 100-150mm of rainfall, the Met Office said.

Strong winds volition exacerbate the interaction of dense rainfall crossed the country.

Travel disruption continues into Sunday and ferry relation DFDS has cancelled services connected immoderate routes until Monday, including its Newhaven to Dieppe sailings.

It comes aft arsenic overmuch arsenic 64.4mm of rainfall fell successful Capel Curig, northbound Wales, successful 12 hours connected Saturday and upwind gusts of up to 82mph were recorded successful the Welsh village.

A antheral successful his 60s died aft a histrion fell connected a car connected the A34 adjacent Winchester, Hampshire Police said.

The unit was called astatine 7.47am connected Saturday to the southbound carriageway betwixt Kings Worthy and Winnall and recovered the operator of a achromatic Mercedes E350 dormant astatine the scene. Officers are investigating whether the incidental was linked to the storm.

Two different fatal collisions happened portion the tempest took clasp successful England.

West Yorkshire Police said a 34-year-old antheral died successful a single-vehicle collision successful the aboriginal hours of Saturday morning.

The incidental took spot astatine 12.59am connected Moorhead Lane successful Shipley astatine the junction with Beechwood Grove.

Officers recovered a bluish Renault Captur, which had been travelling towards Saltaire, had collided with a wall.

It is unclear if the incidental was related to Storm Bert but it is understood the roadworthy was not affected by ice.

Meanwhile successful Northamptonshire, a antheral successful his 40s died successful a clang connected the A45 adjacent Flore.

Northamptonshire Police said the collision, astatine astir 8.20am connected Saturday, progressive a metallic Toyota Corolla and a acheronian grey Hyundai i30 Active.

It is not wide whether the incidental was linked to the storm.

Five adults and 5 children had to beryllium rescued from a location successful Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog, adjacent Llangollen successful northbound Wales, pursuing a landslide, North Wales Fire and Rescue Service said.

Rail operators cancelled services connected immoderate routes each time connected Saturday and urged passengers to cheque their routes earlier making journeys.

Avanti West Coast cancelled its work betwixt Edinburgh and Carlisle each time connected Saturday with the adjacent nonstop work from Carlisle not scheduled to tally until Sunday afternoon.

Train journeys to and from Manchester Piccadilly were disrupted connected Saturday evening arsenic flooding betwixt Macclesfield and Stoke-on-Trent blocked immoderate lines.

Thousands of homes were without powerfulness connected Saturday arsenic beardown winds tore down powerfulness lines. Northern Powergrid said 27,000 customers were affected successful the North East, Yorkshire and bluish Lincolnshire.

In a station connected X connected Saturday evening, Energy Secretary Ed Miliband said: “My thoughts are with each those affected by Storm Bert.

“For those who person mislaid power, my section volition beryllium keeping successful adjacent interaction with the vigor companies arsenic they question to guarantee it is restored arsenic swiftly arsenic imaginable and assistance those affected.”