UK flooding: Roads closed and trains diverted (Photos)

Cars struggled through floodwater in Hollingworth, Greater Manchester

Parts of England and Wales battered by winter storms have seen roads shut and trains diverted due to more flooding.

Network Rail has advised all passengers on Great Western Railway (GWR) services not to travel to the west of England and south Wales, and a ferry has been forced to spend the night at sea.

Flooding has shut roads and strong wind has brought down power cables in Devon.

Forecasters have warned already-flooded areas are at risk of more flooding in the next 24 hours.

Wet weather is expected to sweep across the South West and move north, causing more disruption.

Across England the Environment Agency has issued 29 flood warnings where flooding is "expected" and action is required" - 28 in the South West and one in Leicestershire.

In Wales there are three flood warnings and 16 flood alerts in place.

 

                                                                    Cars in Exeter were caught in flash floods on Sunday

Cars submerged at Whitchurch Lane, Bristol

Mid and West Wales Fire Service were called out to rescue this van driver in Carmarthenshire

GWR blamed "slippery rails" for rail disruption between Par and Plymouth

Flash flooding has been reported in Greater Manchester, with Michael Knight tweeting "Hollingworth, Hyde getting waist deep!"

Storm Angus had already brought gusts of more than 80mph and caused power cuts for more than 1,000 homes in the South West on Sunday.

Eleven crew members had to be rescued from a cargo ship after it crashed into a stone barge off the coast of Dover and began taking on water.

Fire crews in Devon spent Sunday pumping out flooded properties and roads.

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The Environment Agency said it was preparing to put up temporary defences "where necessary" and that rivers had been cleared to make sure water could flow freely.

Motorists are being warned not to drive through floodwater and residents in at-risk areas have been advised to contact their local councils for sandbags to protect their homes.

Source: BBC