Blocked cars, flooded houses, cut roads… Storm Bert caused significant damage in the United Kingdom, particularly in southern Wales and England. Strong winds and heavy rain continued to batter Britain on Sunday.
Welsh First Minister Eluned Morgan has lamented the “absolutely devastating” impact of flooding in the southern district of Rhondda Cynon Taf, where 80% of November's monthly rainfall fell in the space of 48 hours .
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. Around 100 flood alerts are still in force across England, Scotland and Wales, with roads closed to traffic and trains cancelled.
Oh what wouldn't we do for a photo? Here, a slightly reckless family come to see Storm Bert hit the coastal town of Dawlish, in Devon, southwest England, on November 23, 2024.
A building engineer checks the damage caused by Storm Bert which caused a tree to fall on a listed building in Cowick Street, Exeter, in the county of Devon, southern England, November 24, 2024.
A couple tries to move on as the River Irwell in central Manchester floods.
A resident tries to save his house from flooding caused by Storm Bert, in Pontypridd, a town north of Cardiff, Wales, November 24, 2024. Between 200 and 300 homes and buildings were flooded in the Rhondda district Cynon Taf, in the south of the country.
Farmers try to help a motorist whose car was stuck on a flooded road, in Devon, England, November 24, 2024.
In the family of the reckless, they ask for the little girl (still in the English coastal town of Dawlish).
A lady who likes to play with her life came to watch as Storm Bert created huge waves on the Dorset coast at West Bay in southern England on November 24, 2024. High tide and Strong winds created large quantities of foam.
A walker who did not want to damage his shoes, near Crediton, in the south of England, where the River Exe is in flood.
What must have been an impressive train journey as Storm Bert hits the coastal town of Dawlish and its railway line in Devon, England.
A car stranded in flooding on Sion Street, Pontypridd, south Wales.
