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| Storm Dennis: Met Office issues red warning for south Wales – live updates | Storm Dennis: Met Office issues red warning for south Wales – live updates |
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| Roads shut and trains suspended as storm lashes large parts of country | Roads shut and trains suspended as storm lashes large parts of country |
| A search is under way for a woman who was seen going into the water at the beach in Brighton in the early hours of Sunday morning. | |
| A spokesman for Sussex police said: | |
| Emergency service crews rescued two people “in the nick of time” after their car was swept from the road and pinned to a metal gate by a torrent of flood water, reports PA Media. | |
| Specialist fire crews waded into the fast-flowing water in the Scottish Borders to save the pair from the “extremely dangerous situation” after a river had burst its banks. | |
| Photos of the rescue and its aftermath show the Volkswagen Golf in a field, perpendicular to the Newcastleton road. The two people were taken to hospital by paramedics, but have since been discharged and were able to return home. | |
| MP Alex Davies-Jones and AM Mick Antoniw have set up this crowdfunder to raise money to help those affected by the flooding in Pontypridd. | MP Alex Davies-Jones and AM Mick Antoniw have set up this crowdfunder to raise money to help those affected by the flooding in Pontypridd. |
| Welsh Water has posted this dramatic video of the “difficult conditions” at Pontsticil reservoir in the Brecon Beacons national park. | Welsh Water has posted this dramatic video of the “difficult conditions” at Pontsticil reservoir in the Brecon Beacons national park. |
| Sky News correspondent Dan Whitehead has tweeted this video from Pontypridd in south Wales. | Sky News correspondent Dan Whitehead has tweeted this video from Pontypridd in south Wales. |
| Alex Davies-Jones, the MP for Pontypridd, has tweeted that she is working with the authorities to see what can be done to help those affected by serious flooding in the area. | Alex Davies-Jones, the MP for Pontypridd, has tweeted that she is working with the authorities to see what can be done to help those affected by serious flooding in the area. |
| The leader of Calderdale council, Tim Swift, has told the BBC the area has been let down by central government. The region is regularly affected by flooding. | The leader of Calderdale council, Tim Swift, has told the BBC the area has been let down by central government. The region is regularly affected by flooding. |
| Highways England has said Storm Dennis is expected to affect all regions and that people should only travel if necessary. You can see a list of road closures on the agency’s website here. | Highways England has said Storm Dennis is expected to affect all regions and that people should only travel if necessary. You can see a list of road closures on the agency’s website here. |
| People on social media are sharing photographs of what looks like serious flooding in Pontypridd, 12 miles north of Cardiff, and in Crickhowell near Abergavenny. | People on social media are sharing photographs of what looks like serious flooding in Pontypridd, 12 miles north of Cardiff, and in Crickhowell near Abergavenny. |
| The Scottish Environment Protection Agency’s (Sepa) highest warning level remains in force for Newcastleton and Hawick in the Borders on Sunday after they advised some residents to leave their homes. | The Scottish Environment Protection Agency’s (Sepa) highest warning level remains in force for Newcastleton and Hawick in the Borders on Sunday after they advised some residents to leave their homes. |
| Sepa flood duty manager Mark McLaughlin said on Saturday: | Sepa flood duty manager Mark McLaughlin said on Saturday: |
| A red weather warning is in place in a part of south Wales until 11am today. The Met Office website has more detail about what that means and what you can do to stay safe in a storm. | A red weather warning is in place in a part of south Wales until 11am today. The Met Office website has more detail about what that means and what you can do to stay safe in a storm. |
| What to expect: | What to expect: |
| Danger to life from fast flowing or deep floodwater. | Danger to life from fast flowing or deep floodwater. |
| Extensive flooding to homes and businesses is likely. | Extensive flooding to homes and businesses is likely. |
| Collapsed or damaged buildings or bridges. | Collapsed or damaged buildings or bridges. |
| Road closures and bus and train service delays and cancellations. | Road closures and bus and train service delays and cancellations. |
| Dangerous driving conditions because of spray and flooded roads. | Dangerous driving conditions because of spray and flooded roads. |
| Loss of power and other essential services, such as gas, water and mobile phone service. | Loss of power and other essential services, such as gas, water and mobile phone service. |
| Communities could be completely cut off by flood water, perhaps for several days. | Communities could be completely cut off by flood water, perhaps for several days. |
| Hello and welcome to our Storm Dennis live blog as heavy winds and rain continue to hit the UK. Roads have been shut and train services suspended. | Hello and welcome to our Storm Dennis live blog as heavy winds and rain continue to hit the UK. Roads have been shut and train services suspended. |
| The Met Office has issue a red weather warning for South Wales, meaning there is a likely risk to life. | The Met Office has issue a red weather warning for South Wales, meaning there is a likely risk to life. |
| There are 224 flood warnings in place, meaning flooding is expected and immediate action required. There are two severe flood warnings in place, meaning there is a danger to life, both at points along the river Teme in Worcestershire. | There are 224 flood warnings in place, meaning flooding is expected and immediate action required. There are two severe flood warnings in place, meaning there is a danger to life, both at points along the river Teme in Worcestershire. |
| There are a further 336 less serious flood alerts, covering an area from Scotland’s River Tweed to the rivers of west Cornwall. | There are a further 336 less serious flood alerts, covering an area from Scotland’s River Tweed to the rivers of west Cornwall. |
| The Met office forecaster Greg Dewhurst has said relief from Storm Dennis is still some distance away and that “heavy rain and strong winds” would continue across large parts of the UK on Sunday. | The Met office forecaster Greg Dewhurst has said relief from Storm Dennis is still some distance away and that “heavy rain and strong winds” would continue across large parts of the UK on Sunday. |
| “South Wales will see a lot of rain fall before Dennis moves north later to Scotland and Northern Ireland,” he said. | “South Wales will see a lot of rain fall before Dennis moves north later to Scotland and Northern Ireland,” he said. |
| We’ll bring you updates as we have them. | We’ll bring you updates as we have them. |