More flooding ‘likely’ this week as Storm Bert clean-up continues

More flooding is “likely” this week aft Storm Bert brought torrential rainfall implicit the weekend, the Environment Secretary said.

Steve Reed said its impacts “should beryllium little severe” than they were connected Sunday and Monday morning.

It comes arsenic communities successful England and Wales were starting a “massive clean-up” pursuing the wide flooding.

Hundreds of homes were near nether water, roads were turned into rivers and winds of much than 80mph were recorded crossed parts of the UK.

Residents successful immoderate affected areas person said they bash not judge the chaos volition by cleared by Christmas.

Mr Reed told the Commons connected Monday evening that an estimated 107 properties person flooded crossed England.

He added: “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.

“The Environment Agency anticipates that immoderate impacts should beryllium little terrible than we person seen successful caller days.”

A antheral successful his 80s died aft his car entered h2o astatine a ford successful Colne, Lancashire, connected Saturday, portion a assemblage was recovered successful the hunt for Brian Perry, 75, who went missing portion walking his canine adjacent the Afon Conwy stream successful North Wales connected the aforesaid day.

A terrible flood warning, meaning determination is information to life, was inactive successful spot successful Billing Aquadrome vacation parkland and the surrounding parks adjacent to the River Nene successful Northampton connected Monday evening.

There were besides 127 flood warnings successful England and six flood warnings successful Wales.