Mum’s horror as trapped baby pulled from sinking car while floodwater gushes in – as Storm Bert heads into second day

A HERO dada saved his 11-month-old babe aft pulling him from a car model arsenic it sunk successful floodwater.

Storm Bert astir claimed different beingness astatine is wreaked havoc crossed the UK yesterday with 82mph winds, dense snowfall and flooding.

Andre Randles had to rescue his babe lad arsenic his Volkswagen hatchback began to submerge nether floodwater in Todmorden, West Yorkshire.

The tot's mum, Paige Newsome, wrote connected societal media: "[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."

She besides slammed the assembly arsenic the roadworthy has reportedly been a information country for years whenever determination is dense rain.

"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 fumed.

The mates recovered themselves successful trouble erstwhile Andre drove into the h2o reasoning it was shallow.

They rapidly discovered a dip successful the roadworthy that pulled their car nether and it was a contention against clip to scramble out.

Shocking photographs revealed floodwater reaching the vehicle's extortion arsenic it sank.

After pulling his babe retired of a window, the builder and his woman were taken successful by a section nonmigratory who helped support them prevention from Storm Bert.

But the nightmare inactive haunts Paige, and she added: "You ne'er cognize what could person happened. 

"Just ideate if my spouse didn’t deliberation accelerated capable to get the windows unfastened to ascent retired and past get my lad out. I dread to think."

A flood warning, and siren, had been issued successful Todmorden, connected Saturday.

Floodgates were besides opened to assistance negociate stream levels. 

Calderdale Council said yesterday: "Please thrust cautiously arsenic determination is inactive aboveground h2o and debris connected galore roads.

"Only marque indispensable journeys. Stay safe."

Labour MP for Calder Valley Josh Fenton-Glynn said the flooding was sparked by snowfall melting and dense rain.

He said: "We are astatine the frontline of clime shocks present successful Calder Valley.

"Rest assured I volition proceed to rise the issues we look with flooding astatine the highest levels of government."

Calderdale Council was contacted for comment.

It comes aft Storm Bert tragically claimed its archetypal beingness yesterday aft a histrion fell connected a car.

A antheral successful his 60s died in Hampshire just earlier 8.00am aft the horror.

He was driving a achromatic Mercedes E350 connected the A34 southbound carriageway, betwixt Kings Worthy and Winnall.

Paramedics tragically pronounced him dormant astatine the scene, and his household person been informed.

Elsewhere, successful Wales, 5 children and 5 adults had to beryllium rescued from a landslide yesterday arsenic 82mph gusts and flash floods battered the UK.

All 10 radical were rescued from the location successful Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog, adjacent Llangollen successful North Wales.

A North Wales Fire and Rescue Services spokesperson said they are each being assessed by ambulance services distant from the country "somewhere warm".

A further landslide has been reported successful the country but it is understood nary 1 other was affected.

It comes arsenic Brits were warned to banal up connected nutrient and h2o arsenic "multi-hazard event" Storm Bert saw trains axed, ferries cancelled and roads closed.

Families successful Belfast were "trapped inside" their homes yesterday arsenic firefighters pumped retired flood water, arsenic reported by the BBC.

"The parent of 1 antheral I spoke to this greeting said her lad had woken up and went down to spot astir 2 to 3 feet of h2o successful his location this morning,” a newsman astatine the country said.

“The fridge was floating astir the kitchen."

In West Yorkshire, a 34-year-old antheral from Bradford was killed aft a car collided with a partition successful Shipley.

However, officers are continuing to analyse the origin and it is understood the roadworthy was not icy astatine the clip of the incident.

The Met Office issued 7 yellowish and 2 amber upwind warnings yesterday arsenic the UK braced for 70mph winds, dense snow, rainfall and flooding.

British Gas also warned it was advisable to banal up connected nutrient and h2o arsenic Storm Bert comes into afloat force.

The institution urged: “It’s a bully wont to person astatine slightest 3 days’ worthy of nutrient and essentials stored successful an easy-to-reach portion of your home.

"That’s things similar medicines, drinking water, non-perishable nutrient and snacks and other blankets.”

“You should besides support a torch, batteries and a telephone charger adjacent by too," they added.

On Saturday, "blizzards" deed the UK, forcing train companies to scrap services, respective large roadworthy closures, airdrome disruption and ferry cancellations.

Storm Bert sparked question chaos astatine respective large UK airports yesterday including Newcastle, Leeds Bradford, and Heathrow.

Passengers astatine Newcastle reported operations coming to a basal inactive arsenic unit woody with snowfall.

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

And connected the roads, the M48 Severn Bridge was closed successful some directions owed to existent upwind speeds, National Highways announced.

Ferry relation CalMac, which serves the westbound seashore of Scotland, axed respective services connected Saturday successful anticipation of question chaos.

Meanwhile P&O Ferries confirmed the 4am sailing betwixt Larne successful Northern Ireland and Cairnryan successful Scotland was besides scrapped.

Amid the chaos radical person besides been urged to "stay good clear" of powerfulness lines.