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A series of heavy downpours and wind are expected to continue in England and Wales as Storm Angus causes a surge in flooding and traffic chaos.
South-west and north-west England and South Wales are expected to be hit further by heavy rain.
As a result of such weather conditions, many roads were blocked, trains were cancelled, and one ferry washed up on a sandbank at sea. Flood warnings have also been issued for Yorkshire.
Forecasters warn that the weather will not change until the end of this week.
Additionally, meteorologists say the wet weather will move north, where winds of up to 80 mph are expected.
The Environment Agency has issued 73 flood warnings. This means the risk of flooding is still very high in England and Wales.
Met Office forecaster Alex Burkill said weather conditions were not expected to improve until the end of the week.
He also said strong winds were expected in the north, northwest and south coast from Hampshire.
“While the bulk of the rainfall has passed, we still have to cope with strong winds, which are expected to cause further problems.”
Angus, the first storm of the season, hit the south coast of England with heavy rainfall and strong winds.
I recently wrote about the flood in Italy, which reached all the way to Rome, in my Molniya Online magazine. Today we received alarming news from England, and a day earlier from neighboring Scotland. They drown too.
The downpours that led to flooding in England and Scotland caused communications disruptions in many parts of these countries, reports http://earth-chronicles.ru with reference to the BBC Russian Service. The greatest amount of precipitation fell in the border areas. Torrential rains hit Wales in England.
The UK is believed to be experiencing the worst flooding in its history.
Heavy rain and strong winds are wreaking havoc across the UK this week. Meteorologists call the next 48 hours the most dangerous. Moreover, they claim that it will flood almost the entire territory of the country.
The flood is already drowning cities and other populated areas, flooding roads, breaking power lines, destroying houses and destroying fertile lands. Many infrastructure structures were damaged.
Hurricane-force winds of 80mph are whipping water across the UK. Forecasters say with some confusion that such a large-scale flood was not expected, because it has never happened in the history of the country.
The further forecast does not promise anything good. Local media quote the famous weather forecaster Sarah Holland, who believes that the precipitation will continue and even intensify. He laments that predicting the weather is becoming increasingly difficult due to sudden changes in winds.
Experts are particularly warning those who live or own property in areas such as Somerset, Devon, Dorset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Oxfordshire and Wiltshire. Rain could lead to flooding in parts of central, southern and south-west England, and south-east Wales, writes http://pravozashitnik.at.ua.
In the town of Cockermouth in the English county of Cumbria, about 200 people were literally snatched from the jaws of the elements by emergency services. Some of the Englishmen who found themselves in a water trap had to break through the roofs of their own houses and climb out to the top, from where they were picked up by helicopters. At least 50 people were airlifted out by Royal Air Force helicopters
Water levels in Cockermouth town center have risen to over 2.5 metres. The police leadership reported the death of one of the employees, Bill Barker, who until the last moment was on the bridge in the city of Workington, warning drivers about the danger. He died when the bridge collapsed under the pressure of an overflowing river.
Road and rail communications have been disrupted. Rising waters knocked out a substation in north Wales, leaving around 2,000 homes without power.
According to the UK Environment Secretary, the situation in the region is “very serious”.
Severe flooding is also affecting nine areas of Scotland. In the Dumfries and Galloway area, 30 roads are closed due to flooding, as they are either impossible or dangerous to drive on. On other highways in the country, traffic is significantly difficult. Police warn of poor visibility on the roads and urge drivers to be vigilant.
For the past month in Somerset County, where local residents have long been accustomed to a certain amount of flooding, water has not been draining from the fields. Villages have turned into islands, people are cut off from each other, arable land is mired in flood waters. Many Somerset residents blame the ongoing flooding not only on heavy rainfall, but also on the government's failure to address river dredging and rapid response efforts. The photographs collected here from the Somerset Levels were taken on the eve of another round of rain, according to forecasters. Workers build flood defenses around Sam Notaro's home. Thousands of acres in Somerset have been underwater for weeks and water levels are still rising. Forecasters are predicting more rain by the end of the week. Moorland, Somerset, England. 
A car drives along a flooded road accompanied by a swan. January 29. Langport, Somerset, England. 
Bird's eye view of the flooded village. 
Flood water is pumped into the river at a pumping station. February 9th. Fordgate, Somerset, England. 
Dawn over flooded fields. January 20th. Langport, Somerset, England. 
Workers from Pontoonworks are building a pontoon bridge along the road so that villagers can easily board the boat. January 24. Machelney, Somerset, England. 
A local television cameraman falls into the water along with his equipment. February 7. Moorland, Somerset, England. 
Tops of gates in flooded areas. February 9th. Burrowbridge, Somerset, England. 
A cyclist rides across a bridge where a banner reads "Stop the Flood - Dredge the Rivers." February 2. Burrowbridge, Somerset, England. 
Flooded cemetery. February 7. Moorland, Somerset, England. 
A man on a vintage tractor heads to Machelni. January 24. Thorney, Somerset, England. 
A "tractor ferry" transports local residents around the village. February 9th. Moorland, Somerset, England. 
Sunset over the flooded fields along the River Tone. February 2. Stoke St Gregory, Somerset, England. 
A car abandoned on a flooded road. January 26. Machelney, Somerset, England. 
Hayley Matthews tearfully talks about the flood. February 7. Moorland, Somerset, England. 
Firefighters using an excavator evacuate pets. February 9th. Burrowbridge, Somerset, England. 
An angry pedestrian hits a car with a bag that he thinks was driving too fast. January 31st. Thorney, Somerset, England. 
One of the leaders of the conservative United Kingdom Independence Party, Nigel Farage, wanders through a flooded village. February 9th. Burrowbridge, Somerset, England. 
Volunteers sort rations from food donations. 
Prince Charles disembarks from a police boat during a visit to the flooded regions. February 4. Machelney, Somerset, England. 
During the next rain. January 27. Machelney, Somerset, England. 
Flood waters are approaching houses. February 4. Burrowbridge, Somerset, England. 
A sofa in a flooded greenhouse. February 7. Moorland, Somerset, England. 
Farmer Roger Forgan and his wife Linda Maudsley sail to the farm on a boat. January 30. Machelney, Somerset, England. 
Car in the water. February 9th. Burrowbridge, Somerset, England. 
Bird's eye view of the flooded West Yeo and Newhouse farms. February 10. Moorland, Somerset, England. 
Rescuers evacuate Sue O'Brien and her puppies from a flood zone on the west bank of the Thames. February 6. Wraysbury, Berkshire, England.
The British had barely had time to celebrate Christmas when authorities asked them to turn off their Christmas lights and not turn on household appliances unless necessary, so that the electricity grid could cope with the load caused by the flooding. As a result of heavy torrential rain, rivers overflowed their banks and flooded towns in the north of England.
This image clearly shows the extent of the flooding in the city of York in Yorkshire. About 4 thousand local residents were forced to evacuate from their flooded homes.
Heavy rainfall has caused rivers in and around York to burst their banks, causing hundreds of homes to flood. The evacuation of local residents continued for several days.
Rescuers are knocking on every door in search of residents trapped in flooded homes in York. About 160 millimeters of rain fell in Yorkshire, causing flooding.
David Cameron has ordered that everything necessary be done to help residents of flood-affected regions.
The flooded city of York.
Local residents assess the scale of destruction from the section of the road where the water has already receded.
Rescued girl and her father in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire. Rescuers evacuated them through a window on the second floor of the house.
Emergency workers navigate Huntington Road, which is flooded by the overflowing River Foss, in York.
A rescuer speaks to a local resident.
A man removes beer kegs from the flooded Red Lion pub in York.
Rescuers wave to people trapped in a flooded house.
A flock of sheep in Cawood in North Yorkshire, flooded by the overflowing River Wharfe.
A flock of sheep in Cawood, North Yorkshire.
The army and rescue workers evacuate residents of the flooded city of York.
A rescue worker carries a woman from a flooded house in York.
Flooded street in the center of York.
Some locals say they were lucky to escape unharmed after part of the building housing the Waterside pub in Summerseat, Lancashire, collapsed. Water levels in the River Irwell have reached an unprecedented high following heavy rainfall.
Car roofs are barely visible on the flooded streets of York.
