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| Storm Frank: Flood warnings remain in wake of storm | Storm Frank: Flood warnings remain in wake of storm |
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| Dozens of UK flood warnings remain in place after Storm Frank hit Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England. | Dozens of UK flood warnings remain in place after Storm Frank hit Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England. |
| Scotland bore the brunt of Wednesday's bad weather, with many homes evacuated and others left without power. | Scotland bore the brunt of Wednesday's bad weather, with many homes evacuated and others left without power. |
| Fears of further flooding remain despite forecasters saying fresh rainfall is unlikely to have a major impact and heavy rain would be brief. | Fears of further flooding remain despite forecasters saying fresh rainfall is unlikely to have a major impact and heavy rain would be brief. |
| Meanwhile, officials defended their response after Labour said new water pumps were not sent to flood-hit areas. | Meanwhile, officials defended their response after Labour said new water pumps were not sent to flood-hit areas. |
| Party leader Jeremy Corbyn said he would meet Environment Agency (EA) officials on Thursday, adding: "I will raise with them why they have failed to deploy these brand new pumps that look as if they could have helped significantly in alleviating some of the worst impacts of the floods in the north of England." | Party leader Jeremy Corbyn said he would meet Environment Agency (EA) officials on Thursday, adding: "I will raise with them why they have failed to deploy these brand new pumps that look as if they could have helped significantly in alleviating some of the worst impacts of the floods in the north of England." |
| But the EA said one of the pumps had been deployed to assist the clean up in Cumbria earlier this month. | But the EA said one of the pumps had been deployed to assist the clean up in Cumbria earlier this month. |
| In pictures: Flood misery continues | In pictures: Flood misery continues |
| Explainer: December storms' trail of destruction | Explainer: December storms' trail of destruction |
| Analysis: Floods unleash unprecedented criticism | Analysis: Floods unleash unprecedented criticism |
| Feature: 10 ways communities have rallied round | Feature: 10 ways communities have rallied round |
| Two severe flood warnings - indicating danger to life - remain in place in Scotland, for Whitesands in Dumfries and Galloway and the River Tweed in Peebles. | Two severe flood warnings - indicating danger to life - remain in place in Scotland, for Whitesands in Dumfries and Galloway and the River Tweed in Peebles. |
| Some 64 flood warnings - which mean immediate action is required - are also in place. | Some 64 flood warnings - which mean immediate action is required - are also in place. |
| In England and Wales, more than 30 flood warnings and over 130 lower level flood alerts were in force. | In England and Wales, more than 30 flood warnings and over 130 lower level flood alerts were in force. |
| The warnings follow a day of heavy rain, which saw heavy floods and hundreds forced to leave their homes or left without power: | The warnings follow a day of heavy rain, which saw heavy floods and hundreds forced to leave their homes or left without power: |
| Elsewhere on Wednesday, a man was arrested on suspicion of theft outside a flood-damaged home in West Yorkshire. | Elsewhere on Wednesday, a man was arrested on suspicion of theft outside a flood-damaged home in West Yorkshire. |
| The stormy weather caused three separate crashes on the M4 where there was standing water on both sides of the motorway between junctions 35 at Pencoed and 36 at Sarn. | The stormy weather caused three separate crashes on the M4 where there was standing water on both sides of the motorway between junctions 35 at Pencoed and 36 at Sarn. |
| Part of the Victorian Birnbeck Pier in Weston-super-Mare collapsed into the Bristol Channel amid high winds caused by Storm Frank. | Part of the Victorian Birnbeck Pier in Weston-super-Mare collapsed into the Bristol Channel amid high winds caused by Storm Frank. |
| Meanwhile, in Devon, a delivery driver smashed through the window of a car to save the lives of two elderly people trapped in rising floodwater in Sparkwell. | Meanwhile, in Devon, a delivery driver smashed through the window of a car to save the lives of two elderly people trapped in rising floodwater in Sparkwell. |
| December, so far, has been a record-breaking month for rainfall, Met Office figures show. The heaviest fell in Capel Curig in Wales, which had 1,000mm (39 inches) of rain, well above its December average of 300mm (12 inches). | December, so far, has been a record-breaking month for rainfall, Met Office figures show. The heaviest fell in Capel Curig in Wales, which had 1,000mm (39 inches) of rain, well above its December average of 300mm (12 inches). |
| Live flood warnings from the Environment Agency and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency. | Live flood warnings from the Environment Agency and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency. |
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