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UK floods: Storm rain continues to cause problems UK floods: Homes at risk as misery continues
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Flooding misery is continuing as rising waters put thousands of people's homes at risk around the UK.
A block of flats in Newburn near Newcastle has been evacuated and is said to be close to collapse.
Tadcaster in North Yorkshire was split in two after flooding forced the closure of a major road bridge over the River Wharfe.
There are still 57 flood warnings and 106 flood alerts in England and Wales, and one flood alert in Scotland.
Engineers were hoping to assess the flats in Newcastle after severe weather caused flooding and exposed the building's foundations.
Flooding is still causing problems for roads, rail and properties, as the most intense September storm for 30 years continues.Flooding is still causing problems for roads, rail and properties, as the most intense September storm for 30 years continues.
About 70 warnings were in place, mainly in the north of England.
Some areas could receive a further 20-40mm (0.8-1.6ins) of rain. However, the weather will slowly improve throughout the day, forecasters said.Some areas could receive a further 20-40mm (0.8-1.6ins) of rain. However, the weather will slowly improve throughout the day, forecasters said.
Hundreds of people spent the night in temporary shelter and parts of many roads were closed.
Tuesday saw some places deluged in what was their wettest September day on record, with hundreds of homes being evacuated.
On Wednesday parts of south Wales and southern and north-eastern England will bear the worst of Wednesday's heavy rain, with the "potential for local accumulations for 20mm-40mm," the Met Office said.On Wednesday parts of south Wales and southern and north-eastern England will bear the worst of Wednesday's heavy rain, with the "potential for local accumulations for 20mm-40mm," the Met Office said.
However, it added that "there remains uncertainty about exactly where the heaviest rain will fall".However, it added that "there remains uncertainty about exactly where the heaviest rain will fall".
A href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-19726029" >flood warning was issued for part of the River Severn in Gloucestershire at Tewkesbury, a town devastated by flooding in 2007. Water levels at the Mythe were expected to peak on Wednesday evening. In other developments:
In > north Wales, water levels were receding and train services were largely returning to normal, but the Environment Agency said river levels remained "dangerously high".
Many flood warnings were in place along the River Ouse in the York and Selby areas as water levels continued to rise.
The Environment Agency said those stretches of river were at risk as the huge amount of rain which has fallen on the Yorkshire Dales in the past two days travels down.
Flooding was so deep in Castleford, West Yorkshire, that one man was able to bodyboard as he was pulled by a car driving down a street.
In West Yorkshire six flood warnings remained in place, along parts of the rivers Aire, Calder and Wharfe.
Train services in the north of England and parts of Scotland would still be disrupted, National Rail said. Trains between York and Newcastle, Edinburgh and Glasgow were delayed by up to 30 minutes on Wednesday.
There was also disruption on a couple of routes from Manchester after flooding, and delays between Blackpool North and Preston because of a landslip.
A landslip caused by flooding had blocked trains from running between Chester and Crewe.
On the roads, the A1 in North Yorkshire remained closed for a 40-mile stretch, between junctions 49 and 60. At least a dozen other roads also remained shut due to flooding.
More than 300 properties have flooded across the country since the storm began on Sunday, including in Morpeth, Durham, Chester-le-Street and Stockton, the Environment Agency said.
In Newcastle, engineers were hoping to assess flats which were left on the verge of collapse after severe weather caused flooding and exposed the building's foundations.
In Morpeth, Northumberland, homes were evacuated and about 40 residents were rescued by fire services after the River Wansbeck burst its banks.
Morpeth suffered bad flooding in 2008, but defences are not expected to start being built until next year.Morpeth suffered bad flooding in 2008, but defences are not expected to start being built until next year.
Alan Bell, of the Morpeth Flood Action Group, said residents were afraid every time it rained: "There's always panic in the town, we always check the weather."Alan Bell, of the Morpeth Flood Action Group, said residents were afraid every time it rained: "There's always panic in the town, we always check the weather."
He added: "When you've been flooded, you always worry about when it rains. Four years is a long time. At least we might be able to rest easily at night when it's raining."He added: "When you've been flooded, you always worry about when it rains. Four years is a long time. At least we might be able to rest easily at night when it's raining."
Flood minister Richard Benyon, who will visit Morpeth later, said he understood the "frustration" the residents felt at a lack of action on flood defences. Floods minister Richard Benyon, who will visit Morpeth later, said he understood the "frustration" the residents felt at a lack of action on flood defences.
"It's really tragic for this community because they actually have a flood scheme that is about to start which would protect a lot of homes in Morpeth.""It's really tragic for this community because they actually have a flood scheme that is about to start which would protect a lot of homes in Morpeth."
He defended the delays, saying arranging funding, planning permission and construction all took time.He defended the delays, saying arranging funding, planning permission and construction all took time.
"We have to make sure that the flood schemes we build are a good use of taxpayers' money and are effective in protecting the houses that they seek to defend," he said."We have to make sure that the flood schemes we build are a good use of taxpayers' money and are effective in protecting the houses that they seek to defend," he said.
Tuesday saw some places deluged in what was their wettest September day on record, with hundreds of homes being evacuated.
Hundreds of people spent the night in temporary shelter and parts of many roads were closed.
More than 300 properties have flooded across the country since the storm began on Sunday, including in Morpeth, Durham, Chester-le-Street and Stockton, the Environment Agency said.
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