Storm Bert: Dozens of flood warnings in place after man dies

Dozens of flood warnings and alerts remain in place across England on Sunday as disruption from Storm Bert continues in many parts of the UK.

A man in his 60s died on Saturday after a tree hit his car near Winchester, while a number of homes were flooded in counties Down and Tyrone in Northern Ireland.

Yellow warnings for wind and rain are in place for western parts of Scotland and Wales, south-east England and Northern Ireland on Sunday.

Meanwhile, there were 81 flood warnings in place across England, Wales and Scotland on Sunday morning.

As of 08:00 GMT, there were 56 flood warnings in place in England, 36 in Wales and four in Scotland. There were also 169 flood alerts in place in England, 36 in Wales and six in Scotland.

South-west and north-west England, as well as Wales, are expected to be the worst-affected by flooding.

There are multiple flood warnings in place for waterways such as the River Teign in Devon, the River Frome in Dorset and the Rochdale Canal in West Yorkshire.

Storm Bert has caused roads and homes to flood, and led to power cuts. Around 26,000 properties are without power across the UK, according to PowerOutage, a data aggregator.

West Midlands Fire Service said hat a person had been rescued from a car stranded in floodwater in Walsall on Sunday morning.

In Denbighshire, north Wales, five adults and five children were rescued from a house flooded with debris following a landslide on Saturday.

North Wales Fire and Rescue Service said “significant flooding in the area” remained as of Saturday evening. It published footage showing floodwater coursing through a country lane.

The central belt was hit by more snow that anticipated on Saturday, causing disruption on roads. The M8 saw long traffic jams and two of the main routes south – the M74 and A68 – were closed for a time due to accidents.

Milder temperatures are causing the snow which covered the north of England and much of Scotland earlier this week to melt.

Avanti West Coast cancelled its service between Edinburgh and Carlisle all day on Saturday with the next direct service from Carlisle not scheduled to run until Sunday afternoon.

Train journeys to and from Manchester Piccadilly were disrupted on Saturday evening as flooding between Macclesfield and Stoke-on-Trent blocked some lines.