Pics: Storm Frank takes over Britain

Storm Frank brought rise to severe flooding, gale-force winds and heavy rainfall in parts of UK .

London - Much of northern Britain braced itself for further flooding on Wednesday. The government have been criticised after thousands were forced to leave their homes during an unusually wet December, with officials blamed for failing to build adequate flood defences.

Severe weather warnings were in place across Northern Ireland, northern England and Scotland on Wednesday as Storm Frank barrelled in, threatening more misery for towns and villages already hit by Storms Eva and Desmond in recent weeks.

One of the warnings was for the Yorkshire town of Tadcaster, where residents were advised to evacuate on Tuesday after an 18th-century bridge collapsed into the swollen waters of the River Wharfe.

AFP

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