Storm Bert, which has affected Great Britain since Saturday November 23, continues to cause damage on Sunday, including significant flooding. Around 100 flood alerts are still in force across England, Scotland and Wales, with roads closed to traffic and trains cancelled.
Between 200 and 300 homes and buildings were flooded in the Rhondda Cynon Taf district of south Wales, according to a local councillor, leading authorities to declare a “major incident” on the scale of this area.
Welsh First Minister Eluned Morgan lamented the impact “absolutely devastating” flooding in this area, where 80% of November's monthly rainfall fell within 48 hours.
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Tens of thousands of homes deprived of electricity on Saturday
A body was also found near the River Conwy, where searches were taking place after the disappearance on Saturday of a 75-year-old man out walking his dog, Welsh police announced. He has not yet been formally identified. At least three deaths were recorded on Saturday on the roads of Great Britain, without being able at this stage to be linked with certainty to the passage of the storm, including that of a sixty-year-old in the Hampshire region (south) after the fall of a branch on his car.
Storm Bert began to hit the UK and Ireland overnight on Saturday, bringing strong winds, rain and heavy snow, disrupting transport and leaving tens of thousands of homes homeless. of electricity.
The storm brought wind gusts of up to 110 km/h, and some parks and tourist attractions in London were closed on Sunday as a precaution. According to the Environment Agency, 80 properties have so far been flooded in England.
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