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Heavy rain is causing flash floods across the Midlands and northern England, as storms continue for a second day across swathes of the UK.Heavy rain is causing flash floods across the Midlands and northern England, as storms continue for a second day across swathes of the UK.
Police say a 27-year-old man died in a mudslide in Stroud, Gloucestershire due to the rain. A teenage girl from south London died in Wales on Friday.Police say a 27-year-old man died in a mudslide in Stroud, Gloucestershire due to the rain. A teenage girl from south London died in Wales on Friday.
The Environment Agency says Morpeth in Northumberland is under water, with an estimated 1,000 properties flooded.The Environment Agency says Morpeth in Northumberland is under water, with an estimated 1,000 properties flooded.
The Agency has issued 97 flood warnings in England and Wales.The Agency has issued 97 flood warnings in England and Wales.
Seven of these are severe - all in north-east England.Seven of these are severe - all in north-east England.
The Environment Agency has warned of an increased threat of flooding as rainwater drains into river systems.The Environment Agency has warned of an increased threat of flooding as rainwater drains into river systems.
The Environment Agency's Peter Kerr on concern for Morpeth's residentsThe Environment Agency's Peter Kerr on concern for Morpeth's residents
The death in Stroud also took place on Friday.The death in Stroud also took place on Friday.
Police said the man, from Cheltenham, was working on a trench at a construction site when it collapsed, burying him under tonnes of mud. He was pronounced dead at the scene.Police said the man, from Cheltenham, was working on a trench at a construction site when it collapsed, burying him under tonnes of mud. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
An estimated 1,000 properties in Morpeth have been evacuated after the River Wansbeck burst its banks. Minibuses are being used to move people to higher ground.An estimated 1,000 properties in Morpeth have been evacuated after the River Wansbeck burst its banks. Minibuses are being used to move people to higher ground.
BBC correspondent Chris Buckler, in Morpeth, said more and more streets were disappearing under floodwater, while the rain continued to fall.BBC correspondent Chris Buckler, in Morpeth, said more and more streets were disappearing under floodwater, while the rain continued to fall.
In the Pickering area of North Yorkshire, several properties and roads have been flooded after the local beck burst its banks.In the Pickering area of North Yorkshire, several properties and roads have been flooded after the local beck burst its banks.
Fire crews have been on hand to pump out houses and residents have been told to move possessions upstairs.Fire crews have been on hand to pump out houses and residents have been told to move possessions upstairs.
I think our catchments and the soils are very wet and saturated, and river levels are therefore responding very quickly Phil RothwellThe Environment Agency Teenager killed in WalesMopping up begins in WalesEngland floods: Your picturesI think our catchments and the soils are very wet and saturated, and river levels are therefore responding very quickly Phil RothwellThe Environment Agency Teenager killed in WalesMopping up begins in WalesEngland floods: Your pictures
In the village of Kirkley Mill, Northumberland, an RSPCA emergency team, called out to help some horses, found themselves rescuing a baby trapped in a car.In the village of Kirkley Mill, Northumberland, an RSPCA emergency team, called out to help some horses, found themselves rescuing a baby trapped in a car.
Spokeswoman Katie Geary said: "The horses were fine but when we got there we found a couple trying to get their baby out of a car. The door had been jammed - they were very relieved we were able to help."Spokeswoman Katie Geary said: "The horses were fine but when we got there we found a couple trying to get their baby out of a car. The door had been jammed - they were very relieved we were able to help."
Meanwhile, West Mercia police have reported flooding in Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Shropshire.Meanwhile, West Mercia police have reported flooding in Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Shropshire.
Motorists are being urged to be cautious.Motorists are being urged to be cautious.
Chief Superintendent Viv Howells of West Mercia Constabulary said: "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."Chief Superintendent Viv Howells of West Mercia Constabulary said: "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.
Many sporting and cultural events also had to be cancelled due to the wet weather.Many sporting and cultural events also had to be cancelled due to the wet weather.
Gloucestershire's biggest agricultural event, the Moreton-in-Marsh show, was abandoned, as were race meetings at Haydock Park, Merseyside; Stratford, Warwickshire; Gosforth Park, Newcastle, and Worcester, Worcestershire.Gloucestershire's biggest agricultural event, the Moreton-in-Marsh show, was abandoned, as were race meetings at Haydock Park, Merseyside; Stratford, Warwickshire; Gosforth Park, Newcastle, and Worcester, Worcestershire.
On Friday, a 17-year-old girl from Thamesmead, south London, on holiday in Wales died 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.
She was airlifted to Bronglais Hospital, Aberystwyth - along with a male and another female both suffering from hypothermia - but died after arrival.
Police have warned off-road driving enthusiasts to be "sensible" during the "inclement weather" after others were later found driving the same track where the girl died.
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.
Dee-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 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.
"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.
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.
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