Britain faces further heavy rain today with areas on flood watch and 52, homes still without power as Storm Herminia continues to cause disruption. A Met Office yellow warning will run until 9pm tonight for Wales amid fears up to 2. The Environment Agency has flood alerts and 30 warnings active for England, mostly clustered in the South West; while Natural Resources Wales has nine alerts. Somerset Council said a major incident, jointly declared with the police and other agencies, would continue for now with more rain forecast today and tomorrow.
Villagers in the Cornish hamlet of Trenarren were passed supplies over a fallen tree after becoming cut off when it was blown over and blocked the only access road. The clean-up from mph Storm Eowyn last Friday also continued in other areas, with 50, homes still without electricity in Northern Ireland and 1, in Scotland. Trains in Scotland were still being disrupted as Network Rail repair work remained unfinished, with buses replacing services on routes including Ayr to Stranraer.
Transport for Wales issued a 'do not travel' warning between Llandudno and Blaenau Ffestiniog and Shrewsbury and Swansea, with bus replacements also running. And flight passengers heading to London Gatwick by train today faced disruption after a landslip between Three Bridges and the airport blocked northbound lines.
A person walks a dog through flood water in Salisbury, Wiltshire, this afternoon. A van driver makes their way through a flooded country lane in Dunsden, Oxfordshire, today. Workers clear damage by fallen trees in Northern Ireland today as homes remain without power. Met Office rain warnings run until 10am for southern England and 9pm for Wales today.
It comes as the Met Office gave an unsettled outlook for February with a heightened risk of 'storm clustering' when consecutive storms hit in quick succession. Today, parts of the UK were facing another day of disruption and flood threats as more rain and wind sweep across the country. The Met Office issued a yellow warning of spells of rain which could lead to localised flooding covering South and West Wales until 9pm today. Libanus in the Brecon Beacons saw Another yellow alert for rain covering parts of southern England ran until 10am today, warning of heavy rain, possible thunderstorms and flooding.
