Storm Bert rages across UK with three dead, one missing and 225 flood warnings issued

More than 200 flood alerts were successful spot overnight arsenic dense rainfall and thawing snowfall saw ample swathes of the state submerged successful h2o - leaving thousands without power

Storm Bert raged connected crossed the UK overnight arsenic a "multi-hazard event" of snow, rainfall and beardown winds saw 3 men killed, towns submerged successful water, and much than 20,000 households near without power.

Forecasters person present warned dense showers and melting snowfall that blanketed areas successful the northbound yesterday are combining to bring wide flooding arsenic the tempest continues to batter the state today.

More than 200 flood alerts were successful spot for England, Wales and Scotland overnight portion Met Office yellowish warnings for rainfall and wind, chiefly focused successful the south, northeast Scotland and bluish Ireland, stay successful spot this morning.

An urgent hunt has been launched for dogwalker feared swept distant by Storm Bert successful Wales. The antheral is believed to person been retired walking his canine successful Trefriw erstwhile helium abruptly missing connected Saturday.

Specialist h2o rescue teams from the occurrence work were dispatched to look for the man, alongside teams from the constabulary unit and the ambulance service.

Last night, 5 adults and 5 children were besides rescued from a location successful Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog, adjacent Llangollen successful northbound Wales, aft a landslide battered the area. A North Wales Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said the radical were being assessed by ambulance services distant from the country "somewhere warm".

A further landslide was reported successful the country but it is understood nary 1 has been affected. It comes arsenic 3 men tragically died connected the roads successful 3 seperate incidents connected Saturday.

A 34-year-old antheral died aft his car "spun disconnected the road" successful icy conditions and ploughed into a partition successful Shipley, West Yorkshire conscionable earlier 1am. Hours aboriginal successful a abstracted incident, a 2nd antheral aged successful his 60s was killed erstwhile a histrion fell onto his conveyance successful Hampshire soon aft 7.45am.

Then, astatine astir 8.20am a antheral died erstwhile a metallic Toyota Corolla and a acheronian grey Hyundai i30 Active crashed connected the A45 adjacent Flore successful Nottinghamshire.

Horrifying images aboriginal captured the aftermath of a roadworthy mishap which saw a autobus gaffe disconnected the roadworthy connected the A70 adjacent Lugar successful East Ayrshire. In London, a immense histrion fell connected Wimbledon Common, conscionable inches distant from a enactment of moving cars.

Thousands of homes were astatine the aforesaid clip near without power, with 4,000 homes affected successful the Midlands, south-west England and South Wales, and 27,000 customers affected successful the North East, Yorkshire and bluish Lincolnshire.

In Ireland At slightest 60,000 homes, farms and businesses were without power, ESB Networks reported. Electricity North West aboriginal said it has restored powerfulness to 11,000 properties, portion Northern Powergrid restored powerfulness to 25,600 customers affected by the storm.

Today, Storm Bert is apt to origin "dangerous coastal conditions" and disruption crossed confederate England and parts of Wales, the Met Office said. Some communities whitethorn adjacent beryllium astatine hazard of being chopped disconnected by flooded roads, peculiarly successful the westbound of England.

The south-west of England volition spot dense and persistent rain, with a accidental that immoderate areas implicit Dartmoor could spot 100-150mm of rainfall, it added. Strong winds volition besides exacerbate the interaction of dense rainfall crossed the country.

A "severe weather alert" for snowfall successful Yorkshire and north-east England was issued by National Highways yesterday arsenic it warned of flooding. It said: "As the snowfall turns to rain, a accelerated thaw is expected to acceptable successful arsenic temperatures rapidly emergence with localised flooding possible."

Disruption and delays besides swept a fig of UK airports, leaving Brits owed to question from Newcastle, Leeds and Bradford stranded connected flights for arsenic agelong arsenic 3 hours.

British Airways was besides forced to crushed 36 home and European flights to and from London Heathrow today, including 2 round-trips to Glasgow, Manchester and Nice.