Hero dad saves baby from sinking car while floodwater gushes in as Storm Bert rages

Randles' spouse Paige (L) shared a photograph of the car swallowed up by floodwaters. (Image: Facebook / Andre Randles / Paige Newsome)

A leader dada had to transportation his 11-month-old babe retired of a sinking car arsenic Storm Bert brings flooding and brutal upwind conditions crossed the UK.

In a station connected societal media, the child's terrified mum Paige Newsome shared a photograph of the conveyance submerged successful Todmorden, West Yorkshire.

Her spouse Andre Randles managed to get retired of his Volkswagen hatchback with the babe arsenic floodwaters gushed in, she explained.

"[It was] specified a scary acquisition for Andre having to propulsion himself and our 11-month-old babe retired of the car windows, whilst the h2o was flooding into the car," Paige wrote successful the Facebook post.

She besides called connected the assembly to instrumentality action, claiming the roadworthy has been a hazard during times of dense rainfall for years.

Paige called connected Calderdale Council to instrumentality enactment implicit the conception of road. (Image: Facebook / Andre Randles)

"Calderdale Council request to benignant this retired ASAP! They person been getting notified astir this portion of Woodhouse Road aggregate times by the owners of the location adjacent to wherever our car is parked," she added.

A chap up station showed the car astir wholly submerged with the h2o up to the apical of the windows, which Paige was however it looked erstwhile the brace escaped to safety.

Paige said Andre had driven into the flooded roadworthy due to the fact that arsenic it looked similar shallow h2o but was near stranded by a abrupt dip, MailOnline reports.

After pulling the babe retired of the model Andre and the kid were taken successful by locals, who Paige said she couldn't convey capable for their kindness.

Paige shared pictures of the stranded car aft her fellow and babe were caught successful floodwaters (Image: Facebook / Paige Newsome)

Calderdale Council has been approached for comment.

More than 200 flood alerts were 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 contiguous arsenic the hazardous conditions continue.

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

The Met Office said the tempest is likely 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.

You tin find the latest upwind warnings and guidance connected the authorities agency's website.