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Noodweer in UK | Further storms forecast as floods hit UK
Torrential overnight rain triggered floods and transport disruption today as forecasters warned the severe weather would continue into the weekend. The West Midlands and Yorkshire were worst hit with train services out of Birmingham severely restricted. South Yorkshire fire brigade said they received more than 200 calls in an eight-hour period after midnight.
South Yorkshire police advised people not to travel unless essential. Rotherham and Sheffield were most affected, the force said, particularly the River Don and Ecclesfield, and Templeborough in Rotherham.
n Sheffield, a 14-year-old boy was rescued by a local man after falling into a flooded river. A number of schools in the area were closed due to flooding, local authorities said.
In North Yorkshire, two people were rescued from a car after a landslide on the A59 between Skipton and Harrogate while a soldier was reported missing after falling into a river in Hipswell, North Yorkshire. Around 40 people were trapped on the upper floor of a factory in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, after the River Tame burst its banks and flooded the ground level.
The Met Office issued heavy rain warnings for Northern Ireland, northern England, Yorkshire and Humber, the Midlands, Wales and south-west England. The Environment Agency has also put three severe flood warning and 36 flood warnings in place across the UK. Network Rail reported a long list of delays affecting train travel.
Virgin Trains warned that "severe flooding" meant its services through the West Midlands were subject to delays. Lines were blocked in a number of areas around the West Midlands, which caused disruption, a spokesman said. Many Yorkshire train routes were affected including GNER services between Leeds and Wakefield. Racing at York was abandoned as was the first day of the test match against the West Indies in Durham.
The wettest place was Bingley in West Yorkshire. The town was deluged with 2.8in (71mm) of rain in 24 hours. Inland areas, especially in northern England, the Midlands and central Wales are most at risk from the stormy conditions today, according to MeteoGroup UK forecaster, Rachel Vince.
Persistent and heavy rain is also likely to move across Northern Ireland and southern Scotland, but the northern half of Scotland should have a fine day. South-east England will also escape most of the rain but will feel muggy. The heavy rain belt will move north overnight into Scotland.
On Saturday, Northern Ireland and Scotland are expecting to have a lot of cloud and spells of rain, although it will become brighter as the day progresses, Ms Vince said. In England and Wales we are expecting the sunshine to break through at times, more especially across southern areas. But we have got heavy showers, thundery showers and torrential downpours expected.
She said areas affected by thunderstorms could experience about 25mm of rainfall, with 5 to 6mm elsewhere. Sunday is expected to be drier. Yesterday, Stormont ministers approved a £5m relief fund for people whose homes in Northern Ireland were damaged this week by freak weather.
Parts of Belfast, Omagh and other areas were flooded on Tuesday as Northern Ireland received the equivalent of the entire rainfall for the month of June. Thirty-seven people were rescued from their cars - 22 of them in Belfast and 15 in Omagh - as firefighters answered around 400 calls. Sewers overflowed as two inches of rainfall fell in two hours.
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South Yorkshire police advised people not to travel unless essential. Rotherham and Sheffield were most affected, the force said, particularly the River Don and Ecclesfield, and Templeborough in Rotherham.
n Sheffield, a 14-year-old boy was rescued by a local man after falling into a flooded river. A number of schools in the area were closed due to flooding, local authorities said.
In North Yorkshire, two people were rescued from a car after a landslide on the A59 between Skipton and Harrogate while a soldier was reported missing after falling into a river in Hipswell, North Yorkshire. Around 40 people were trapped on the upper floor of a factory in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, after the River Tame burst its banks and flooded the ground level.
The Met Office issued heavy rain warnings for Northern Ireland, northern England, Yorkshire and Humber, the Midlands, Wales and south-west England. The Environment Agency has also put three severe flood warning and 36 flood warnings in place across the UK. Network Rail reported a long list of delays affecting train travel.
Virgin Trains warned that "severe flooding" meant its services through the West Midlands were subject to delays. Lines were blocked in a number of areas around the West Midlands, which caused disruption, a spokesman said. Many Yorkshire train routes were affected including GNER services between Leeds and Wakefield. Racing at York was abandoned as was the first day of the test match against the West Indies in Durham.
The wettest place was Bingley in West Yorkshire. The town was deluged with 2.8in (71mm) of rain in 24 hours. Inland areas, especially in northern England, the Midlands and central Wales are most at risk from the stormy conditions today, according to MeteoGroup UK forecaster, Rachel Vince.
Persistent and heavy rain is also likely to move across Northern Ireland and southern Scotland, but the northern half of Scotland should have a fine day. South-east England will also escape most of the rain but will feel muggy. The heavy rain belt will move north overnight into Scotland.
On Saturday, Northern Ireland and Scotland are expecting to have a lot of cloud and spells of rain, although it will become brighter as the day progresses, Ms Vince said. In England and Wales we are expecting the sunshine to break through at times, more especially across southern areas. But we have got heavy showers, thundery showers and torrential downpours expected.
She said areas affected by thunderstorms could experience about 25mm of rainfall, with 5 to 6mm elsewhere. Sunday is expected to be drier. Yesterday, Stormont ministers approved a £5m relief fund for people whose homes in Northern Ireland were damaged this week by freak weather.
Parts of Belfast, Omagh and other areas were flooded on Tuesday as Northern Ireland received the equivalent of the entire rainfall for the month of June. Thirty-seven people were rescued from their cars - 22 of them in Belfast and 15 in Omagh - as firefighters answered around 400 calls. Sewers overflowed as two inches of rainfall fell in two hours.
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Every cloud has a silver lining
Young soldier has gone missing after being swept away during today's flash floods. Three soldiers fell into Risedale Beck on Hipswell Moor, near Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire Police said. Two were rescued from the water, but a third soldier is still missing, a police spokesman said. The alarm was raised by an Army officer shortly before 9.15am today.
Soldiers, police, Swaledale Mountain Rescue Team and an RAF helicopter are involved in the search, police added. An Army spokesman said the missing soldier was aged 17 and was taking part in a "routine exercise". He was in a platoon of men attempting to cross the swollen beck when he was swept away.
Around 50 other soldiers had successfully crossed the beck before him, the spokesman added. Heavy rain has caused flooding across the county with many streams and rivers swollen. Heavy flooding has caused chaos for workers. Huge downpours hit much of Britain overnight, particularly in the Birmingham area.
Virgin Trains were disrupted by the "severe flooding" at the start of the morning's services, a spokesman said, preventing people getting to work.
Stranded motorists had to be rescued from cars after the heavy rains caused flash floods in country lanes around Ongar, Brentwood and Chelmsford
Others were having trouble getting home from work in the region. In Minworth more than 40 night shift workers were trapped as floodwaters rose to 6ft around their factory. The night shift should have clocked off at 8am but toolmaker WH Smith & Sons said employees were sheltering on the first floor of the two-storey factory in Water Orton Lane after the River Tame burst its banks.
Firefighters battle to reduce the flood level in Essex
Russell Scott, 33, wades through the floodwaters with his one-year-old son, Nicholas, in Fyfield
The firm's manufacturing manager, Dennis Rodway, said: The factory itself is perfectly dry but we are still surrounded by water. We have still got power and nobody is going to starve. It's just a matter of sitting it out. A spokesman for Virgin Trains said lines had been blocked in a number of areas around the West Midlands,causing disruption. Some lines have re-opened.
It meant there was no service between Birmingham and Wolverhampton and Birmingham and Coventry, although the routes were later cleared. Network Rail had to work to clear blockages in Water Orton and Kenilworth. "We are in the hands of Network Rail, once they clear the flooding," the spokesman said.
Firefighters were called to deal with some roads in Essex which had become impassable
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Soldiers, police, Swaledale Mountain Rescue Team and an RAF helicopter are involved in the search, police added. An Army spokesman said the missing soldier was aged 17 and was taking part in a "routine exercise". He was in a platoon of men attempting to cross the swollen beck when he was swept away.
Around 50 other soldiers had successfully crossed the beck before him, the spokesman added. Heavy rain has caused flooding across the county with many streams and rivers swollen. Heavy flooding has caused chaos for workers. Huge downpours hit much of Britain overnight, particularly in the Birmingham area.
Virgin Trains were disrupted by the "severe flooding" at the start of the morning's services, a spokesman said, preventing people getting to work.
Stranded motorists had to be rescued from cars after the heavy rains caused flash floods in country lanes around Ongar, Brentwood and Chelmsford
Others were having trouble getting home from work in the region. In Minworth more than 40 night shift workers were trapped as floodwaters rose to 6ft around their factory. The night shift should have clocked off at 8am but toolmaker WH Smith & Sons said employees were sheltering on the first floor of the two-storey factory in Water Orton Lane after the River Tame burst its banks.
Firefighters battle to reduce the flood level in Essex
Russell Scott, 33, wades through the floodwaters with his one-year-old son, Nicholas, in Fyfield
The firm's manufacturing manager, Dennis Rodway, said: The factory itself is perfectly dry but we are still surrounded by water. We have still got power and nobody is going to starve. It's just a matter of sitting it out. A spokesman for Virgin Trains said lines had been blocked in a number of areas around the West Midlands,causing disruption. Some lines have re-opened.
It meant there was no service between Birmingham and Wolverhampton and Birmingham and Coventry, although the routes were later cleared. Network Rail had to work to clear blockages in Water Orton and Kenilworth. "We are in the hands of Network Rail, once they clear the flooding," the spokesman said.
Firefighters were called to deal with some roads in Essex which had become impassable
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Every cloud has a silver lining
Huge downpours hit much of Britain overnight and more bad weather is expected, raising the threat of severe flash floods across many parts of the country as the weekend approaches.
Several fields near Birmingham were flooded
The Birmingham area was worst hit by the storms, which disrupted the rail network, closed schools and left one solider missing. Central Trains said all services between Birmingham and the East Midlands had been suspended due to severe flooding, which was at its worst in the Water Orton area.
Services linking Birmingham with Walsall and south Staffordshire were also suspended, a spokesman for the operator said. A major search was launched for a young soldier who fell into a beck while on a march on Hipswell Moor in North Yorkshire. Servicemen, police, Swaledale Mountain Rescue Team and an RAF helicopter are involved in the rescue operation.
In Sheffield, eight primary schools and one secondary school were forced to shut because of the weather. One nursing home in the city was also evacuated. At least 15 road closures were in place, the council said.
A forecaster for MeteoGroup UK said the wettest place was Bingley, near Bradford in West Yorkshire. The town was deluged with 2.8in of rain in 24 hours. And there is more rain to come. As the rain sweeps up the country, it will be replaced by further showers and thunderstorms around Devon and Cornwall.
The Sheffield area was also hit by heavy rains
The weekend will also see widespread heavy showers, with the situation improving on Sunday, the forecaster said. The temperature in England and Wales is expected to reach a high of 18C (64.4F) or 19C (66.2F) on Saturday and 16C (60.8F) in Northern Ireland and Scotland.
The Met Office issued heavy rain warnings for Northern Ireland, Wales, north west England, Yorkshire and Humber, and the West and East Midlands. The Environment Agency also put flood warnings in place across the UK.
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Several fields near Birmingham were flooded
The Birmingham area was worst hit by the storms, which disrupted the rail network, closed schools and left one solider missing. Central Trains said all services between Birmingham and the East Midlands had been suspended due to severe flooding, which was at its worst in the Water Orton area.
Services linking Birmingham with Walsall and south Staffordshire were also suspended, a spokesman for the operator said. A major search was launched for a young soldier who fell into a beck while on a march on Hipswell Moor in North Yorkshire. Servicemen, police, Swaledale Mountain Rescue Team and an RAF helicopter are involved in the rescue operation.
In Sheffield, eight primary schools and one secondary school were forced to shut because of the weather. One nursing home in the city was also evacuated. At least 15 road closures were in place, the council said.
A forecaster for MeteoGroup UK said the wettest place was Bingley, near Bradford in West Yorkshire. The town was deluged with 2.8in of rain in 24 hours. And there is more rain to come. As the rain sweeps up the country, it will be replaced by further showers and thunderstorms around Devon and Cornwall.
The Sheffield area was also hit by heavy rains
The weekend will also see widespread heavy showers, with the situation improving on Sunday, the forecaster said. The temperature in England and Wales is expected to reach a high of 18C (64.4F) or 19C (66.2F) on Saturday and 16C (60.8F) in Northern Ireland and Scotland.
The Met Office issued heavy rain warnings for Northern Ireland, Wales, north west England, Yorkshire and Humber, and the West and East Midlands. The Environment Agency also put flood warnings in place across the UK.
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Every cloud has a silver lining
A teenage soldier who fell into a swollen river was still missing and more than 40 workers remained trapped inside a factory yesterday after thunderstorms and torrential rain caused severe flooding across the UK. Train services were disrupted, homes flooded and motorists stranded after heavy rainfall which is expected to continue into the weekend.
Three soldiers fell into Risedale beck on Hipswell moor, near Catterick garrison in North Yorkshire, while on a march yesterday morning. Two were rescued, but a third, aged 17, was washed away.
The alarm was raised by an officer shortly before 9.15am. The three soldiers were wading across the beck with their arms linked when the force of the water knocked them off their feet. Around 50 other soldiers had successfully crossed before them, an army spokesman said.
Other soldiers tried to find the missing teenager, based at the Infantry Training Centre in Catterick, and police, a fell rescue team and an RAF helicopter were called in to help in the search.
Meanwhile, workers on the night shift at the WH Smith & Sons tool factory in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, were trapped inside the building by floodwaters up to 6ft deep.
Dennis Rodway, the manufacturing manager, confirmed that staff had been told to shelter on the first floor of the two-storey factory after the nearby river Tame burst its banks. He said: "We are all sitting in a nice warm rest-room, which is very well appointed, to see what can be done to get us out. The factory itself is perfectly dry but we are still surrounded by water."
He added: "We have still got power and nobody is going to starve."
The Environment Agency issued flood warnings in Yorkshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Spokesperson Joe Giacomelli said: "We are advising people to be vigilant." Three severe flood warnings, indicating "extreme danger", were issued for Lincolnshire and Yorkshire.
In Sheffield a 14-year-old boy was rescued after falling into a swollen stream in Chapeltown. Craig Stenton, 41, waded into deep water to grab the teenager.
A Met Office spokesman said: "The rain over Yorkshire seems to be easing but further heavy showers and thunderstorms can be expected in south Wales, the south-west and up the Thames corridor."
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Three soldiers fell into Risedale beck on Hipswell moor, near Catterick garrison in North Yorkshire, while on a march yesterday morning. Two were rescued, but a third, aged 17, was washed away.
The alarm was raised by an officer shortly before 9.15am. The three soldiers were wading across the beck with their arms linked when the force of the water knocked them off their feet. Around 50 other soldiers had successfully crossed before them, an army spokesman said.
Other soldiers tried to find the missing teenager, based at the Infantry Training Centre in Catterick, and police, a fell rescue team and an RAF helicopter were called in to help in the search.
Meanwhile, workers on the night shift at the WH Smith & Sons tool factory in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, were trapped inside the building by floodwaters up to 6ft deep.
Dennis Rodway, the manufacturing manager, confirmed that staff had been told to shelter on the first floor of the two-storey factory after the nearby river Tame burst its banks. He said: "We are all sitting in a nice warm rest-room, which is very well appointed, to see what can be done to get us out. The factory itself is perfectly dry but we are still surrounded by water."
He added: "We have still got power and nobody is going to starve."
The Environment Agency issued flood warnings in Yorkshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Spokesperson Joe Giacomelli said: "We are advising people to be vigilant." Three severe flood warnings, indicating "extreme danger", were issued for Lincolnshire and Yorkshire.
In Sheffield a 14-year-old boy was rescued after falling into a swollen stream in Chapeltown. Craig Stenton, 41, waded into deep water to grab the teenager.
A Met Office spokesman said: "The rain over Yorkshire seems to be easing but further heavy showers and thunderstorms can be expected in south Wales, the south-west and up the Thames corridor."
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Every cloud has a silver lining
Engeland getroffen door overstromingen
Delen van Engeland en Wales hebben te maken met overstromingen. Huizen, straten en kantoren staan blank. Een 17-jarige man wordt vermist sinds hij vrijdag werd meegesleurd in een rivier.
Een van de natste plaatsen was Birmingham, waar 86 millimeter in één etmaal viel. De vele regen werd veroorzaakt door een buienlijn die zich boven Engeland ontwikkelde en noordwaarts trok. Het midden en noorden van Engeland werden het zwaarst getroffen. Het heuvelachtige terrein in combinatie met de zware buien zorgde in de lagere delen voor overgelopen beekjes en rivieren
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Delen van Engeland en Wales hebben te maken met overstromingen. Huizen, straten en kantoren staan blank. Een 17-jarige man wordt vermist sinds hij vrijdag werd meegesleurd in een rivier.
Een van de natste plaatsen was Birmingham, waar 86 millimeter in één etmaal viel. De vele regen werd veroorzaakt door een buienlijn die zich boven Engeland ontwikkelde en noordwaarts trok. Het midden en noorden van Engeland werden het zwaarst getroffen. Het heuvelachtige terrein in combinatie met de zware buien zorgde in de lagere delen voor overgelopen beekjes en rivieren
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Every cloud has a silver lining
Britain yesterday began to clear up the chaos caused by summer downpours across much of the country as forecasters promised a brief respite from the rain before the wet weather returns this week.
Heavy rain caused chaos across much of the Midlands and north of England on Friday, and rescue workers were still searching for a teenage soldier who was missing after being washed away as he tried to cross a swollen river on an exercise. By the middle of yesterday afternoon the Environment Agency had reduced the number of active flood warnings to 67, including only one severe weather warning - signifying extreme danger to life and property - on the River Don in Yorkshire. Much of Britain should have a break from the heavy rains today, but forecasters warn that more wet weather is on its way.
The Met Office said the north east of England was at risk of heavy rain today, while there could be 'one or two' showers in the north west, and the south of England would be 'largely dry' with sunny spells.
Rain is expected to return to the south on Sunday night, moving up the country during Monday, and to get heavier on Tuesday, including a chance of humid weather and thunderstorms in the south east, said national forecaster Andrew Sibley.
Police and mountain rescue workers resumed their search yesterday for the 17-year-old soldier who has been missing since around 9am on Friday after he and two others fell into Risedale Beck on Hipswell Moor, Yorkshire. Two of the soldiers, on a routine exercise, were rescued, but a mountain rescue team and an RAF helicopter failed to find the third. Around 50 other soldiers had successfully crossed before the 17-year-old, according to an army spokesman.
Rail lines were still disrupted in the West Midlands and South and West Yorkshire yesterday, affecting services run by Central Trains, GNER, Northern Rail, Transpennine Express and Virgin Trains.
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Heavy rain caused chaos across much of the Midlands and north of England on Friday, and rescue workers were still searching for a teenage soldier who was missing after being washed away as he tried to cross a swollen river on an exercise. By the middle of yesterday afternoon the Environment Agency had reduced the number of active flood warnings to 67, including only one severe weather warning - signifying extreme danger to life and property - on the River Don in Yorkshire. Much of Britain should have a break from the heavy rains today, but forecasters warn that more wet weather is on its way.
The Met Office said the north east of England was at risk of heavy rain today, while there could be 'one or two' showers in the north west, and the south of England would be 'largely dry' with sunny spells.
Rain is expected to return to the south on Sunday night, moving up the country during Monday, and to get heavier on Tuesday, including a chance of humid weather and thunderstorms in the south east, said national forecaster Andrew Sibley.
Police and mountain rescue workers resumed their search yesterday for the 17-year-old soldier who has been missing since around 9am on Friday after he and two others fell into Risedale Beck on Hipswell Moor, Yorkshire. Two of the soldiers, on a routine exercise, were rescued, but a mountain rescue team and an RAF helicopter failed to find the third. Around 50 other soldiers had successfully crossed before the 17-year-old, according to an army spokesman.
Rail lines were still disrupted in the West Midlands and South and West Yorkshire yesterday, affecting services run by Central Trains, GNER, Northern Rail, Transpennine Express and Virgin Trains.
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Every cloud has a silver lining
Rain, rain and more rain...
Many parts of Britain have been deluged after 24 hours of almost continuous downpours.
In some parts of the country roads turned into rivers.
And some drivers, including this one in Essex, found themselves in the thick of it.
But the worst affected areas were the Midlands and West Yorkshire.
In the Birmingham area, flooding led to rush-hour chaos on the roads and the cancellation of many train services.
Some cars got stuck in huge puddles, others were almost totally submerged.
So where was the wettest place of all? Bingley, near Bradford in West Yorkshire, which saw 2.8 inches of rain, according to forecaster MeteoGroup UK.
Unfortunately forecasters say heavy showers and storms are likely to continue in Northern Ireland, Wales, north west England, Yorkshire and Humber, and the West and East Midlands
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Every cloud has a silver lining
Flood-hit families set to return
Residents whose homes were damaged by last June's floods at Toll Bar near Doncaster are set to return to their repaired properties on Monday. Workers have been repairing the houses in South Yorkshire for the past eight months to make them habitable.
Most of the village's properties were damaged by flooding
The town's mayor, Martin Winter, will welcome back the first residents to the Villa Gardens properties. Those living on the Manor Estate should be able to begin returning to their houses from next month.
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Residents whose homes were damaged by last June's floods at Toll Bar near Doncaster are set to return to their repaired properties on Monday. Workers have been repairing the houses in South Yorkshire for the past eight months to make them habitable.
Most of the village's properties were damaged by flooding
The town's mayor, Martin Winter, will welcome back the first residents to the Villa Gardens properties. Those living on the Manor Estate should be able to begin returning to their houses from next month.
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