Heavy rainfall and strong winds caused
flooding and severe disruption to road and rail services in southern Britain Friday, with the extreme western region of Wales worst affected.
The Atlantic weather front swept across the valleys of southern Wales,
leaving streets and homes flooded and drivers stranded in their vehicles.
Fire crews rescued a woman and her small baby from their home after water
levels had risen to one-and-a-half metres in their village in southern Wales.
In the town of Bridgend and the surrounding region staff was being evacuated
from offices and water was being pumped out of office blocks, the BBC reported.
Forecasters said some areas in south-west England would experience the
equivalent of more than two weeks of rainfall in 24 hours.
Severe weather warnings and flood alerts have been issued across Wales and the
south-west of England. There have also been heavy rainfalls in Scotland in
northern England.
Forecasters expected the rain to head north, affecting Northern Ireland and the south of Scotland later Friday, with more rain to come for the whole of Britain Saturday, dpa reported.
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