Storm Bert, which has affected Britain since Saturday 23 November, continues to cause damage on Sunday, including significant flooding. Around 100 flood alerts remain in force across England, Scotland and Wales, with roads closed to traffic and trains cancelled.
According to a local councillor, between 200 and 300 homes and buildings were flooded in the Rhondda Cynon Taf district of South Wales, prompting authorities to declare a “serious incident” on the scale of this area.
Welsh First Minister Eluned Morgan regretted the impact “absolutely devastating” flooding in this area, where 80% of November’s monthly rainfall fell in 48 hours.
Tens of thousands of homes are without electricity on Saturday
A body was also found near the River Conwy, where searches were being carried out following the disappearance on Saturday of a 75-year-old man who was 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 at the moment being able to be linked with certainty to the passage of the storm, including that of a sixty-year-old man in the Hampshire region (southern) after the A branch falls on your 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 without power.
The storm caused 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 in England have been flooded so far.
