Homes and businesses are at risk with more than 160 flood warnings issued across Britain by environment regulators.
The Met Office said the hamlet of Seathwaite in Cumbria experienced the most rain on Tuesday, with 73mm recorded as of 3.30pm, followed by Capel Curig in Gwynedd, Wales, which was hit by 44mm in the same period.Flood defences are installed in Bewdley, Worcestershire, after persistent rain resulted in flood warnings along the river Severn.
More than 160 flood warnings have also been issued across Britain by environment regulators, because saturated ground caused by recent wet weather means that even areas which avoid the worst of this week's deluge could be at risk of flooding.The Environment Agency, which covers England, has issued 28 warnings, mostly clustered in Dorset where flooding is"expected", along with 97 alerts across the country, where flooding is"possible".
Meanwhile, Natural Resources Wales has issued 34"flood alerts" across the same areas covered by the Met Office warnings, and one more serious"flood warning" for properties near the River Vyrnwy on the border with Shropshire. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency has issued six flood alerts across south-west Scotland, covering Argyll and Bute, Ayrshire and Arran, Central Scotland, Dumfries and Galloway, the Scottish Borders and West Central Scotland.
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