LONDON, Dec 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Britain is braced for more flooding and gale-force winds, after Storm Bella lashed the country overnight, tearing down trees and cutting power to homes.
Weather warnings are in place across most of England and Wales, with the second named storm of the 2020/21 season set to continue battering Britain, after days of wintry weather across the Christmas break.
Two “danger to life” flood warnings are in force in Cogenhoe, South Northamptonshire, and along a section of the River Nene, in the east of England.
A further 88 flood warnings have been issued, while there are six in place in Wales and 12 in Scotland, the London-based Evening Standard newspaper reported.
The Met Office also issued wind alerts, with an amber warning in place for communities from Cornwall, on England’s rugged south-western tip, to Kent in southeast England, where residents have been told to expect building damage and the possibility of flying debris in the stormy conditions, said the newspaper.
There are further yellow weather warnings for wind and rain in place across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and northern Scotland, indicating 96 kph winds are likely across the country.
The warnings came, after stormy weather overnight, when winds of 170.6 kph were recorded at The Needles on the Isle of Wight.– NNN-AGENCIES
