York under water and thousands still without power after Storm Franklin
Dozens of flood warnings are still in place as the fallout of a wild week of weather continues.
Parts of York city centre are under water after days of extreme weather across the UK.
Streets, parked cars and businesses have been totally inundated by flood water after the River Ouse burst its banks.
The local authority stressed the city ‘remains open for visitors’ but emergency services have urged people to stay away from flooded areas.
Dozens of warnings remain in place across the country as the fallout from a trio of storms continues.
Dudley, Eunice and Franklin all landed within a week of each other and caused disruption in every part of the country.
The clean up bill is likely to run into the hundreds of millions and some travel routes are only just returning to normal service.
Around 1.4 million households lost power at some point over a week of heavy rain and high winds – and tens of thousands still haven’t got the lights back on.
Two severe flood warnings, meaning there is a risk to life, remain in place at locations along the River Severn.
Flood defences in Ironbridge and Bewdley are in place but there are fears rising water could overtop them.
A major incident has been declared, West Mercia Police confirmed, and homes are being evacuated.
The Environment Agency has urged communities in parts of the West Midlands and the North of England to be prepared for significant flooding until Wednesday.
Met Office forecaster Mark Wilson said while there will not be a ‘huge amount’ of rain on Tuesday, further rainfall in flood-affected areas could ‘cause recovery to slow down massively’.
Another weather warning in place for Wednesday, this time covering Yorkshire and Humber for wind.
Heavy showers lashing northern England and Northern Ireland are also set to move
A Met Office spokesperson said: ‘What we will see this week is largely more typical February weather rather than the more impactful weather we saw last week.
‘We will see scattered rain through the week and some windy conditions.’
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