More rain is forecast after the heavy
downpours on Friday
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Storms which left one person dead in
mid-Wales and caused floods across Wales and south-west
England are set to spread to other parts of the UK.
Persistent rain is forecast for north and north-east
England and south-east Scotland, with the risk of flooding.
Two severe flood warnings and 64 flood warnings remain in
place across England and Wales.
On Friday, a 17-year-old girl died when a vehicle
overturned trying to cross a swollen river at a ford in
Powys.
Several rivers in Wales have already
burst their banks
BBC forecaster Alex Deakin said the rain was now moving
north but was grinding to a halt over northern England, with
Northumberland, North Yorkshire and Durham the worst
affected areas.
He said as much as 80mm of rain was possible across the
far east of England.
The Environment Agency has two severe flood warnings in
place in Pickering Beck in North Yorkshire.
In addition to the warnings, the agency has 175 flood
watches in place for England and Wales.
The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) has
two flood watches, one for the Scottish Borders and one for
Edinburgh and Lothian rivers.
In the Lothian area SEPA says river levels are rising
after persistent rain on Friday and Saturday morning and
localised flooding is possible.
Casualties from the crash in Powys were
flown to hospital in Aberystwyth.
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The teenager who was killed in Powys was airlifted to
Bronglais Hospital, Aberystwyth - along with a male and
another female both suffering from hypothermia - but died
after arrival.
Dyfed-Powys Police said its helicopter and an RAF
helicopter were involved in taking the casualties to
hospital.
The incident happened on a forestry track at a remote
location north of Llyn Brianne reservoir, a spokesman added.
Insp Robert Price, of Dyfed-Powys Police, said that flood
water from the river had caused the vehicle to "lose its
footing" and tip into the river at about 1745 BST.
Martin Tavener, an inspector at Brecon police station,
said: "There was tremendous rainfall in the afternoon, much
higher rainfall than we'd expect for September, and very
unusual levels for any time of the year.
"A lot of roads flooded instantly and a lot of the rivers
in the area were at very much higher levels than normal."
The BBC Weather Centre said some places suffered more
than a month's worth of rainfall in 24 hours on Friday. Some
40mm (1.6ins) of rain fell in Caerphilly and on Exmoor.
The BBC Wales correspondent Colette Hume says river
levels in have been going down and that the biggest problem
for people now will be clearing up after the rain on Friday.
She added that many people in the affected areas have no
insurance and they will be keeping their fingers crossed
that there is no more rain.
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