Urgent warning more flooding is likely within days after Storm Bert's devastation

Storm Bert brought torrential rainfall successful caller days - much than 60mm successful 24 hours unsocial crossed the Scottish Highlands connected Monday - and communities, including distant villages successful southbound Wales, were chopped off

More flooding is "likely" this week aft Storm Bert brought torrential rainfall implicit the weekend, the Environment Secretary has warned.

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 underwater, 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 alone. 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 dog 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 Northamptonshire connected Monday evening. There are besides 127 flood warnings successful England and six flood warnings successful Wales.

As the clean-up aft the tempest begins, it tin beryllium daunting for those who suffered harm to their homes oregon businesses owed to dense rain, wind, and flooding. What assistance is disposable to you volition beryllium connected your security policy. The Association of British Insurers (ABI) says harm caused by storms and flooding is covered by astir modular home insurance and commercialized concern policies, arsenic good arsenic broad centrifugal insurance.

Louise Clark, General Insurance Policy Adviser astatine the ABI, explained that astir insurers expect atrocious weather to onslaught astatine immoderate time, truthful they person plans successful spot to enactment those who person been affected quickly. She said: "Their precedence volition beryllium to assistance affected customers retrieve arsenic rapidly arsenic is practical. If your spot oregon conveyance has been damaged, interaction your insurer arsenic soon arsenic you tin for assistance and advice."