Storm Bert: Flights cancelled at Heathrow and City Airport as major incident declared in Wales

Strong winds and dense rainfall person grounded flights crossed London portion a large incidental was declared successful Wales arsenic Storm Bert continues to batter the UK.

The tempest has brought much than 80% of November’s mean monthly rainfall successful little than 48 hours arsenic it continues to origin disruption astir the country.

Strong winds person caused flights to beryllium cancelled and trees person fallen connected railway lines meaning lengthy delays.

Gusts of up to 70mph are forecast for Sunday and crosswinds of astir 40mph person caused cancellations to immoderate flights from Heathrow Airport connected Sunday morning.

At slightest 15 flights were cancelled astatine London City Airport passim Sunday amid the stormy conditions.

At Gatwick Airport and Birmingham Airport determination are immoderate insignificant delays arsenic a effect of the adverse upwind conditions.

The Met Office issued a 4th upwind informing for the UK connected Sunday morning, which covers cardinal and eastbound parts of England from 8am until 9pm.

Since the tempest began successful the aboriginal hours of Saturday, 149mm of rainfall has fallen successful Tyn-Y-Waun successful Mid Glamorgan, Wales.

On average, the country sees 180mm of rainfall successful the full of November, Met Office meteorologist Greg Dewhurst said.

In Wales, homes and cars are underwater arsenic Storm Bert continues to instrumentality its destructive toll crossed the country.

North Wales Police said a assemblage had been recovered successful the hunt for 75-year-old Brian Perry, who went missing successful the River Conwy connected Saturday.

The unit had enactment an entreaty retired to find Mr Perry aft helium was past seen astatine astir 4.30pm wearing a reddish Berghaus waterproof overgarment and accompanied by his woman and dog.

He had been walking adjacent Gower Road, which has been affected by terrible flooding owed to Storm Bert.

Rising waters person been reported successful towns crossed Wales, including Pontypridd, Ebbw Vale and Aberdare, with landslides successful northbound Wales.

Bridges person been unopen and roads are closed owed to flooding and beardown winds and radical person been urged not to locomotion oregon thrust done floodwater.

A large incidental has been declared successful South Wales aft dozens of homes, businesses and a fig of schools were affected by flooding during the storm.

Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council, South Wales Fire & Rescue, Natural Resources Wales & South Wales Police person declared a large incidental for the borough.

The M48 Severn Bridge successful Gloucestershire was closed again connected Sunday due to the fact that of beardown winds.

It comes aft arsenic overmuch arsenic 79.8mm of rainfall fell successful Capel Curig, northbound Wales, successful 24 hours connected Saturday and upwind gusts of up to 82mph were recorded successful the Welsh village.

In England, 135.7mm of rainfall has been recorded from the opening of the tempest until 11am connected Sunday successful White Barrow successful Devon which is astir fractional of the full rainfall emblematic successful November.

West Midlands Fire Service said its crews rescued a idiosyncratic trapped successful a car stranded successful floodwater successful Walsall connected Sunday morning.

Busy rail routes person besides been affected by the blustery weather. Multiple fallen trees person damaged overhead electrical wires connected the railway enactment betwixt Liverpool Street and Stansted Airport, causing large disruption until further notice, Greater Anglia said.

Transport for London warned that sections of the Piccadilly Line were incapable to tally owed to “significant leafage fall”. The contented has besides been causing insignificant delays connected the Northern Line connected Sunday afternoon.

There was besides nary work connected the London Overground betwixt Richmond and South Acton owed to a histrion connected the track.

Similarly determination was nary work betwixt Gospel Oak and Woodgrange Park connected the London Overground portion Network Rail region a histrion from the way astatine Blackhorse Road.

Southwestern Railway services into London Waterloo were disrupted by a histrion blocking the railway betwixt Fleet and Farnborough successful Hampshire.

More than 250 flood alerts are successful spot for England, Wales and Scotland.

Around 350,000 homes person mislaid powerfulness truthful acold arsenic gusts tore down powerfulness lines, though astir person been reconnected.

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.

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.

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