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One dead as heavy rain batters UK Flash floods cause damage in UK
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People in flood-prone areas across northern England and southern Scotland are being warned to prepare for the worst as torrential rain continues. Heavy rain is causing flash floods across the Midlands and northern England.
The Environment Agency says there are concerns of flash flooding, particularly in the north east. West Mercia police have reported flooding in Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Shropshire.
Flood levels are receding in south west England and Wales where a 17-year-old girl died in a trapped car on Friday. The Environment Agency says Morpeth in Northumberland is under water but flood waters are receding in Wales where one person was killed on Friday.
There are a total of 97 flood warnings in place in England and Wales, seven of them severe. The Agency has issued more than eighty flood warnings in England and Wales, five of which are severe.
The Environment Agency has three severe flood warnings in place in North Yorkshire, two at Pickering Beck and one in Brough beck at Catterick. I think our catchments and the soils are very wet and saturated, and river levels are therefore responding very quickly Phil RothwellThe Environment Agency class="" href="/1/hi/wales/7600998.stm">Teenager killed in Wales class="" href="/1/hi/wales/7601917.stm">Mopping up begins after flooding According to the BBC weather centre the rain could exceed 50mm in some places. In the Pickering area of North Yorkshire several properties and roads have been flooded after the local beck burst its banks.
In addition to the warnings, the agency has more than 160 flood watches in place for England and Wales. Fire crews have been on hand to pump out houses and residents have been told to move possessions upstairs.
The teenager who was killed was in Powys when the 4X4 car she was travelling in left a flooded forestry track north of the Llyn Brianne reservoir and overturned into a river. West Mercia Constabulary has urged motorists to be cautious. I think our catchments and the soils are very wet and saturated, and river levels are therefore responding very quickly Phil RothwellThe Environment Agency class="" href="/1/hi/wales/7600998.stm">Teenager killed in Wales class="" href="/1/hi/wales/7601917.stm">Mopping up begins after flooding
She was airlifted to Bronglais Hospital, Aberystwyth - along with a male and another female both suffering from hypothermia - but died after arrival. Chief Superintendent Viv Howells of West Mercia Constabulary said: "We are continuing to monitor the situation, and are liaising closely with our partner organisations.
"Some localised flooding is being experienced and there is a large amount of surface water on the roads. However, there is no cause for major concern."
The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) has two flood warnings in place, one for Jed Water and one for Blackadder Water and Langton Burn.
According to the BBC weather centre the rain could exceed 50mm in some places.
The teenager who was killed in Wales was in Powys when the 4X4 car she was travelling in left a flooded forestry track north of the Llyn Brianne reservoir and overturned into a river.
Casualties were flown to Bronglais hospital, AberystwythCasualties were flown to Bronglais hospital, Aberystwyth
Heavy rain has caused flooding closing roads and causing chaos for motorists across north east England, with three caravan parks in Northumberland badly affected at Budle Bay, Longframlington and Wooler. She was airlifted to Bronglais Hospital, Aberystwyth - along with a male and another female both suffering from hypothermia - but died after arrival.
And police said the three people were tourists from south-east England and that one of the pair suffering from hypothermia had to walk several miles to a farmhouse to get help. Police said the three people were tourists from south-east England and that one of the pair suffering from hypothermia had to walk several miles to a farmhouse to get help.
The BBC Wales correspondent Colette Hume says river levels in Wales are going down and that the biggest problem for people now is clearing up after the rain on Friday.The BBC Wales correspondent Colette Hume says river levels in Wales are going down and that the biggest problem for people now is clearing up after the rain on Friday.
She added that many people in the affected areas have no insurance and they will be keeping their fingers crossed that there is no more rain.She added that many people in the affected areas have no insurance and they will be keeping their fingers crossed that there is no more rain.
Dee-Ann Palmer has had her house ruined by flood waterDee-Ann Palmer has had her house ruined by flood water
Dee Ann Palmer, whose house in Ynsboeth in mid Glamorgan has been devastated, says she has lost everything and since she has no insurance it will cost her "an arm and a leg" to replace her furniture and kitchen appliancesDee Ann Palmer, whose house in Ynsboeth in mid Glamorgan has been devastated, says she has lost everything and since she has no insurance it will cost her "an arm and a leg" to replace her furniture and kitchen appliances
She told BBC News: "No insurance at all because we've been flooded before and its going to cost an arm and a leg for me to have any insurance.She told BBC News: "No insurance at all because we've been flooded before and its going to cost an arm and a leg for me to have any insurance.
"The council promised me when I first moved into the property seven and a half years ago that it would never ever happen again, they had solved it.... and they obviously haven't'.""The council promised me when I first moved into the property seven and a half years ago that it would never ever happen again, they had solved it.... and they obviously haven't'."
The BBC Weather Centre said some places suffered more than a month's worth of rainfall in 24 hours on Friday. Some 40mm (1.6ins) of rain fell in Caerphilly and on Exmoor.The BBC Weather Centre said some places suffered more than a month's worth of rainfall in 24 hours on Friday. Some 40mm (1.6ins) of rain fell in Caerphilly and on Exmoor.
Phil Rothwell, from the Environment Agency, says the wet summer hasn't helped the situation.Phil Rothwell, from the Environment Agency, says the wet summer hasn't helped the situation.
"I think our catchments and the soils are very wet and saturated, and river levels are therefore responding very quickly."I think our catchments and the soils are very wet and saturated, and river levels are therefore responding very quickly.
"The soil isn't absorbing the water it might, and so we're seeing these very rapid rises in water that we saw in south Wales and Wales generally, which is causing a lot of problems," he said."The soil isn't absorbing the water it might, and so we're seeing these very rapid rises in water that we saw in south Wales and Wales generally, which is causing a lot of problems," he said.
The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) has two flood watches, one for the Scottish Borders and one for Edinburgh and Lothian rivers.
In the Lothian area SEPA says river levels are rising after persistent rain on Friday and Saturday morning and localised flooding is possible.
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