Storm Dennis wreaks havoc across UK, parts of France

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Britain on Monday grappled with the fallout from Storm Dennis, with several major incidents declared due to flooding and hundreds of warnings still in place after it battered the country over the week

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"This is not yet over," warned James Bevan, chief executive of the Environment Agency, which is responsible for flood protection in England. After a day of torrential rain, major flooding incidents were later declared in south Wales and parts of western England. But emergency responders suspended the search overnight for a missing woman also swept away by the floodwater near the town of flood-prone town of Tenbury, according to police.

Two rivers in south Wales burst their banks, prompting rescue workers to launch operations in several places to evacuate people and their pets trapped in their homes. One is thought to have been the subject of a search triggered when a tanker reported that one of its crew was unaccounted for.In northern England, the defence ministry deployed troops in West Yorkshire, which suffered badly from flooding caused by last weekend's Storm Ciara.Newly appointed environment secretary George Eustice said the government had done "everything that we can do with a significant sum of money" to combat increased flooding.

 

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