Fear of flooding as Met Office issues severe weather warning

The Met Office warned of heavy rain and flooding just days after Storm Alex struck the UK.

A 12-hour yellow weather warning applies to Wales and parts of the West Midlands and North West England.

The British were warned that heavy rains between 9:00 p.m. M. Tonight and 9:00 a.m. M. It means that houses and businesses are likely to be flooded.

Travelers have been warned to prepare for transportation delays, while drivers are urged to exercise extra caution on wet and slippery roads.

It comes days after Storm Alex wreaked havoc in parts of the UK, with amber ‘life threatening’ weather warnings across Wales, the West Midlands, the South West of England and parts of Scotland.

Some places in Somerset and Hampshire have already had more than a month of rain in 42 hours.

In Billericay, Essex, firefighters had to rescue a family of four from a road on Saturday morning after their car was trapped in flood water, while police forces across the country issued warnings to drivers after a series of crashes on flooded roads.

However, bad weather across the country did not stop revelers from reaching pubs and bars in Newcastle, Liverpool, London, Leeds and Manchester before the 10m curfew time.

Partygoers were photographed with their bags and coats on their heads as they braved the gloomy weather over the weekend.

The impact of storm Alex was most devastating on the continent, with four people killed in France and at least three in Italy, authorities said yesterday.

Houses and bridges were washed away in some regions after what was described as “historic” levels of rain.

The French Prime Minister, Jean Castex, warned that the situation is so bad “there are many people we have no news of.”

Bernard González, prefect of the Maritime Alps region, tried to reassure the public: “The fact that their loved ones have not been able to get in touch does not mean that the storm took them away.”

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