29/07/2013

Flood Risks Highlighted As Thunderstorms Replace The Hot Weather

As thunderstorms batter parts of the UK following the three-week long heatwave, the Met Office are warning of flood risks and property damage.

However, the hot weather is forecasted to return later in the week, with temperatures up to 30C expected in the south-east.

Two flood warnings are currently in place in England and Wales.

The Environment Agency say the river Trent in Derbyshire and by the lower river Eden in Cumbria are at risk of bursting their banks.

A yellow warning of severe weather was issued by the Met Office for rain in Northern Ireland.

(MH/CD)

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