Continued downpours forced flood alerts’ issuance across Northern England and Wales

This article was last updated on April 16, 2022

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Severe rainy weather moves across Northern England and Wales with severe weather alerts issued for flood-prone areas.

Forecasters have put forth the warning that there may be worse to come after residents in the south west suffered from the floods over the weekend, people in the Midlands are now braced for the worst as bad weather moves northwards.

Downpours of up to 40-50mm could fall in the next 24 hours as the rain reaches Lancashire and Cumbria initially and then crosses the Pennines, gaining in intensity.

The storms have already caused flood and travel chaos across the country. Two people have died in the storms – a 21-year-old woman killed by a falling tree in Exeter and a man whose car crashed into a swollen river in Cambridgeshire.

Prime Minister David Cameron has promised to “ensure everything is being done to help” the affectees.

There are around 250 flood warnings and 300 flood alerts in England and Wales, and two flood alerts in Scotland. County Durham, Teesside, North Yorkshire and the Conwy area of north Wales are among areas expected to be worst affected.

Gloucestershire Police said they anticipate disruption on some of the county’s roads during the early morning rush hour, with flooding possible on main routes in and out of Tewkesbury. National Rail also told the disruption of services across the south west due to severe weather.

Trains were cancelled between Exeter St Davids and Yeovil Junction because of a landslip at Honiton and flooding near Axminster in Devon.

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