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Major transport routes are expected to get impaired for a second day after fierce hail storms and torrential downpours caused flash floods across parts of the U.K.
Freaky floods blocked the rail lines and roads by water, landslips and fallen trees. Rail services between Scotland and England cancelled as engineers work to restore power in northern England and Ireland and a man died after being swept away in a Shropshire stream.
According to the Met Office, more than 111,000 lightning strokes were detected across the U.K. yesterday, with more than 1,000 detected in a 5 minute period.
Many roads remained closed and properties were flooded and thousands of homes were evacuated.
Northern England, the Midlands, Scotland and Northern Ireland were worst hit by battering storms that brought lightening, giant hail stones and reports of damage from squalls and tornadoes. There were 48 flood alerts across the Midlands, North East and North West, while seven more severe flood warnings were in place near Midlands’ waterways.
A MeteoGroup forecaster, Nick Prebble has said: “Today there will be a mixture of sunshine and showers across the U.K. with temperatures cooling off. Most parts of Britain could experience the odd passing shower during the day, but the focus of the heavy downpours will be across Scotland. Northern parts could also have a few thunder storms but the weather doesn’t appear to be as severe as yesterday.”
The floods came at the end of one of the wettest Junes on record. More than 1,000 homes and businesses were flooded last weekend during torrential downpours across the north, with a month’s rain falling in 24 hours in some places. Earlier this month, flash floods brought havoc to communities in west Wales following heavy rainfall.
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