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| UK floods: Fresh storm brings more rain and strong winds | UK floods: Fresh storm brings more rain and strong winds |
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| More heavy rain and gale-force winds are sweeping across southern Britain as engineers try to reconnect more than 16,000 properties still without power. | |
| South-west England has seen torrential rain, with strong winds in the Isles of Scilly and snow on higher ground. | |
| Seventeen severe flood warnings remain in place in parts of Gloucestershire, Somerset, Berkshire and Surrey. | Seventeen severe flood warnings remain in place in parts of Gloucestershire, Somerset, Berkshire and Surrey. |
| Prime Minister David Cameron said the government would "fight at every front to help people" hit by floods. | Prime Minister David Cameron said the government would "fight at every front to help people" hit by floods. |
| He told BBC Breakfast that money would be no object in the "massive national effort", saying: "I want people to know that the government absolutely stands behind this relief effort." | He told BBC Breakfast that money would be no object in the "massive national effort", saying: "I want people to know that the government absolutely stands behind this relief effort." |
| He said he wanted people, businesses and local councils to know that the government would fund the effort, including the cost of sandbags and military deployment. | He said he wanted people, businesses and local councils to know that the government would fund the effort, including the cost of sandbags and military deployment. |
| Asked about planned job cuts at the Environment Agency, he said nothing would be done to hamper flood relief efforts. | Asked about planned job cuts at the Environment Agency, he said nothing would be done to hamper flood relief efforts. |
| Mr Cameron added that lessons had been learned from past flooding, but said: "There is always more we can do and we will do it." | Mr Cameron added that lessons had been learned from past flooding, but said: "There is always more we can do and we will do it." |
| Sandbags available | Sandbags available |
| Forecasters say south-west England and parts of south Wales could see up to 40 mm of rainfall in six to nine hours during Friday. | Forecasters say south-west England and parts of south Wales could see up to 40 mm of rainfall in six to nine hours during Friday. |
| Snow has been falling on Dartmoor and Exmoor and a BBC correspondent in Plymouth said big waves were crashing into the shoreline. | Snow has been falling on Dartmoor and Exmoor and a BBC correspondent in Plymouth said big waves were crashing into the shoreline. |
| The Environment Agency said the level of the River Thames was expected to rise again during the day, endangering property in Berkshire and Surrey. | The Environment Agency said the level of the River Thames was expected to rise again during the day, endangering property in Berkshire and Surrey. |
| The Agency's flood risk manager, Alison Baptiste, urged people to do all they could to protect themselves and their homes. | The Agency's flood risk manager, Alison Baptiste, urged people to do all they could to protect themselves and their homes. |
| She said 30,000 sandbags were being made available across the area. | She said 30,000 sandbags were being made available across the area. |
| Alex Tribick from the Spelthorne Business Forum in Surrey said the local currency had "changed from the pound to the sandbag". | |
| The Met Office has issued yellow and amber warnings for rain, wind and snow. | The Met Office has issued yellow and amber warnings for rain, wind and snow. |
| It said the bad weather would come in two phases: Heavy rain for many areas during the day on Friday and then very strong winds in southern England in the evening and overnight. | |
| BBC Weather's Darren Bett said the severe weather was "hopefully the last in a long line" to hit the UK. | BBC Weather's Darren Bett said the severe weather was "hopefully the last in a long line" to hit the UK. |
| He said more snow was likely on higher ground in Wales, northern England and Northern Ireland while winds would strengthen through the day - especially along the south coast. | |
| Gusts there would reach 80 mph. | |
| Very high winds are forecast to continue through Saturday morning, as is rain, while Sunday should be mostly dry. | |
| Next week's weather is not expected to be as wet or windy as in recent days. | Next week's weather is not expected to be as wet or windy as in recent days. |
| The Energy Networks Association said about 16,000 UK properties remained without electricity on Friday morning, with 10,000 having been reconnected overnight. | The Energy Networks Association said about 16,000 UK properties remained without electricity on Friday morning, with 10,000 having been reconnected overnight. |
| It said those homes still without power were all in mid or north Wales. | It said those homes still without power were all in mid or north Wales. |
| Severn warning | Severn warning |
| Some parts of the Somerset Levels have been flooded for several weeks, while areas near the Thames in Berkshire and Surrey have seen major flooding in recent days. | Some parts of the Somerset Levels have been flooded for several weeks, while areas near the Thames in Berkshire and Surrey have seen major flooding in recent days. |
| The Environment Agency's latest severe warning was for the River Severn at Alney Island, Gloucester. | The Environment Agency's latest severe warning was for the River Severn at Alney Island, Gloucester. |
| The agency has also issued more than 350 less serious flood warnings and alerts, mostly in southern England and the Midlands. | The agency has also issued more than 350 less serious flood warnings and alerts, mostly in southern England and the Midlands. |
| Remaining travel problems include: | Remaining travel problems include: |
| Tornado role | Tornado role |
| Meanwhile, a Royal Air Force (RAF) Tornado jet has captured detailed aerial pictures of areas affected by the floods. | Meanwhile, a Royal Air Force (RAF) Tornado jet has captured detailed aerial pictures of areas affected by the floods. |
| High-resolution imagery captured from the aircraft, deployed from RAF Marham, in Norfolk, will help in the planning of relief operations. | High-resolution imagery captured from the aircraft, deployed from RAF Marham, in Norfolk, will help in the planning of relief operations. |
| Defence Secretary Philip Hammond said: "This Tornado-borne surveillance capability is very much proven in a combat role in Afghanistan but its versatility is underlined by its use today, here at home, to support ongoing flood relief efforts." | Defence Secretary Philip Hammond said: "This Tornado-borne surveillance capability is very much proven in a combat role in Afghanistan but its versatility is underlined by its use today, here at home, to support ongoing flood relief efforts." |
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