Flood Warnings In Place As More Rain Forecast

Scores of flood warnings are in place across the country after days of heavy rainfall - and more is on the way.

The Environment Agency has issued around 200 warnings, meaning flooding is expected and immediate action is required.

One severe flood warning remains active at Helston in Cornwall – meaning the flooding is causing a danger to life.

Cornwall has been particularly badly hit.

The streets of Lostwithiel are under water and residents are bracing themselves for further flooding.

A woman is rescued from flood water in Umberleigh, Cornwall

They looked on helplessly overnight as flood water lapped at the sandbags protecting their homes.

In Looe, heavy rain caused two landslides which cut off the nearby the village of Hannafore.

In Umberleigh a police helicopter helped in the search and rescue a woman who had been swept away from her vehicle during flooding in the area.

Rail company First Great Western has advised customers with non-essential journeys in the South West not to attempt to travel on trains or replacement buses, due to flooding and poor road conditions.

There is a heightened flood risk across Devon, Somerset, Dorset, Bristol, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, West and East Sussex, south Wales, Ceredigion, Gwynedd and North Yorkshire.

Heavy rain and strong winds will continue in Scotland on Sunday, while England, Wales and Ireland will be mainly dry during the day.

The evening will turn wet, though, with more showers on Christmas Day.

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