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Wind and rain bring travel chaos | Wind and rain bring travel chaos |
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Severe weather sweeping across England has flooded homes, closed schools and caused travel chaos for thousands of commuters. | |
People leaving Glastonbury are facing delays after crashes on the motorways. | |
Dame Shirley Bassey's helicopter landed at a school after being caught by bad weather as she left the festival. | |
Floods have closed many main roads and disrupted rail services. Forecasters have issued severe weather warnings across most of the country. | |
They have warned of gales and downpours dumping up to a month's rain in a day. Several rivers are at risk of flooding. | They have warned of gales and downpours dumping up to a month's rain in a day. Several rivers are at risk of flooding. |
The worst weather is expected to be across northern England and into Wales. | The worst weather is expected to be across northern England and into Wales. |
Drivers have got to slow down - you must take account of the surface conditions Jill Risdale, Highways Agency | |
But heavy rain has already caused streams to overflow their banks, flooding homes in north Devon with 2ft of water. | |
A motorist was taken to hospital after a tree fell on his car at Cowley near Exeter. | |
Across Gloucestershire, a number of roads are closed because they are under water. The floods have also closed schools in the county. | |
There have been several accidents on the M5 and M4 in the West Country. | |
Jill Risdale from the Highways Agency said: "Drivers have got to slow down. You must take account of the surface conditions - there's a lot of surface water and spray." | |
Rising water has closed schools and roads in parts of Lincolnshire, with the A1 flooded in parts. | Rising water has closed schools and roads in parts of Lincolnshire, with the A1 flooded in parts. |
Drivers have been warned of treacherous conditions in the region. | Drivers have been warned of treacherous conditions in the region. |
Environment Agency flood warnings are in place for the Anglian, Midlands, North East and Thames regions. | Environment Agency flood warnings are in place for the Anglian, Midlands, North East and Thames regions. |
Cup of tea | |
On the railways, Central Trains, Chiltern Railways, First Capital Connect, First Great Western, Transpennine Express and Virgin Trains have all warned of disruption to services due to the weather. | On the railways, Central Trains, Chiltern Railways, First Capital Connect, First Great Western, Transpennine Express and Virgin Trains have all warned of disruption to services due to the weather. |
At the Glastonbury festival in Somerset, 177,500 fans endured heavy rain and liquid mud. | |
The festival ended on Sunday night and many people are now attempting to leave the site. | |
Dame Shirley Bassey was being flown from her set at the festival when the helicopter was forced to land at Collingwood College, Camberley, Surrey. | |
The singer was given a cup of tea by a local resident. |