PARTS of the UK were submerged today as floods engulfed villages – and there is more rain on the way.
There are currently 115 flood warnings in place covering much of England and parts of Wales after torrential downpours last night.
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The wet weather created travel disruption this morning, with some rail services in Yorkshire and the Midlands delayed or cancelled.
In Gloucester, one of the areas hit by heavy rainfall, footage emerged of a bus attempting to make its way through a flooded road, with water entering the vehicle as it passed through.
But the Met Office is predicting better conditions over the weekend, with spokesman Oli Claydon saying: “In a nutshell, not fantastic, bright blue skies for the weekend, but in terms of rainfall it will be a much better picture.
“There will be a few showers knocking around, but nothing in terms of accumulations of rainfall like we’ve seen over the last week.”
He added: “Where we are at the moment in terms of much of the UK is that it’s fairly dry and cloudy with a few scattered showers around.
“However, that’s going to change later as we get a pulse of rain that’s going to be moving in from the South East later on into parts of Kent and Sussex.”
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He said that wet weather will move north and westwards on Friday night, but only around (mm to) mm of rainfall is predicted in the South East.
Mr Claydon said that there would be some rainfall in flood-affected areas today and Saturday, but “nothing to be concerned about”.
A Met Office yellow weather warning for rain across much of the north of England passed without a major incident in the flooded communities in South Yorkshire.
The weather service had a yellow warning in place on Friday morning for ice in parts of Northern Ireland.
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TRAVEL DISRUPTION
Residents in those areas were warned of a “risk of icy roads” and were told to expect “some icy patches on some untreated roads, pavements and cycle paths”.
Flooding in Kirk Sandall, Doncaster, caused disruption to rail networks on Friday morning, with TransPennine Express services between Sheffield and Scunthorpe being suspended.
Northern services between Doncaster and Goole were unable to run, with trains between Doncaster and Scunthorpe running at a reduced speed.
CrossCountry also warned passengers that trains running from Nottingham to Derby are “expected to be closed” all day on Friday due to flooding.
The A 63, which runs from Leeds to Hull, was closed on Thursday night in the rain but reopened on Friday.
The bad weather also meant that the Sheffield tram train service was unable to run due to flooding.
Deluged communities in Doncaster are still feeling the effects of this month’s deluge, with the Environment Agency (EA) explaining how machines have been pumping 2.5 tonnes of water per second out of the village of Fishlake.
The Met Office have issued danger to life weather warnings stretching from central Wales to Doncaster – running through the Midlands.
Nearly 50 mm of rain fell near Tal-y-Maes, Wales, yesterday and the 49 .6mm recorded in Brecknockshire was almost matched by Ross-on-Wye in Herefordshire, which saw 48 .8mm over the same period.
SNOW SHOW
The Met Office said more snow is expected on higher ground in the coming days and further rainfall is likely to make flooding worse in areas such as South Yorkshire and Derbyshire.
Met Office weather forecaster Luke Myall said: “The ground is saturated and even small amounts of rainfall can lead to fairly significant impacts from flooding.”
Soldiers were deployed to help around some the worst hit areas in Doncaster and South Yorkshire – just days after streets were submerged in flood water during another fierce deluge.
More than 800 properties across parts of England have been affected by flooding so far with the Met Office warning of more rain on the way.
The Environment Agency said further wet weather over the next 48 hours could bring “severe” flooding to areas already affected by rising waters.
It comes after Dartmoor was blanketed in snow on Wednesday after temperatures plummeted across parts of Devon and South Wales.
Cops in Ystradgynlais warned people to only travel if necessary after several vehicles got stuck in the showers causing chaos on the roads.
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UK weather forecast for Friday November 15 – Remaining chilly with scattered showers
Pumps set up around the village of Fishlake have removed 1. 25 million tonnes of water, reducing water levels from two meters to 0.3 meters , the agency said.
The agency has urged communities to check for flood warnings and follow the advice of emergency services.
EA’s flood duty manager Kate Marks said: “Parts of Lincolnshire and the Midlands could also be affected by rain falling on already saturated ground on Friday, as well as other parts of England as rain crosses the country from west to east.
“It’s really important that impacted communities remain vigilant and take steps to prepare for flooding by checking their flood risk regularly and making plans to stay safe.”
The EA said 300 staff were working around the clock in various parts of the country, deploying pumps to disperse water through five of the worst-hit locations.
The EA said that, since flooding began last Thursday, around 14, 400 properties have been protected by flood defences, including 5, 000 in South Yorkshire.
On Wednesday, Boris Johnson faced visited some of the worst-hit areas.
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The PM came after he announced that relief funding would be made available for those affected by the floods and said that funding for local councils to help affected households would be made available to the tune of £ 500 per eligible household.
Around half the 700 residents of Fishlakeleft the village and those who stayed behind have faced waist-high floods.
Annie Hall, the former high sheriff of Derbyshire, died after she was swept away by water on Friday in Darley Dale, near Matlock.
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