U.K. issues severe flood alerts as storm-swollen rivers surge

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LONDON -- Residents in central England and Wales braced Tuesday for more flooding as rivers peaked in the wake of a weekend storm that brought up to 6 inches of rain to an already waterlogged region. Environment agencies in England and Wales on Tuesday declared 10 severe flood warnings, meaning there is an immediate danger to life, for the rivers Severn Trent, Wye and Lugg. More than 180 less severe flood warnings were also in place.

Storm Dennis -- the second major storm of the winter --- blew through the U.K. on Saturday and Sunday, bringing wind gusts of up to 90 mph and heavy rain that flooded roads, railways, homes and businesses. The fierce weather upended travel plans for thousands of British families trying to get away on the mid-winter school break.

It turned rivers including the Severn and the Wye, which normally meander through picturesque countryside, into raging torrents. The River Wye reached the highest level ever recorded in the central England town of Hereford.; "I've seen things today I would not have believed. This is not normal flooding, we are in uncharted territory."Large parts of my home town and village are underwater tonight.Back tomorrow.

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