Britain is facing another day of unsettled weather and flooding in the aftermath of Storm Pierrick, which brought heavy rain and winds of up to 70mph to the UK. Hundreds of people were forced to evacuate their homes, with the worst scenes at Medmerry Holiday Park in West Sussex, where 180 people were taken to safety and one person was hospitalised with hypothermia.
The Environment Agency has 29 'danger to life' flood warnings and 164 flood alerts in place across England, covering large stretches of the coastline and inland areas at risk of groundwater and river flooding. Affected regions include parts of London, Norfolk, Essex, northeast England and Dorset.
In Cornwall, beach huts were washed into the sea near Falmouth, and two significant rock falls were reported at Trevunance Cove near St Agnes. The RNLI warned beachgoers to take care. In Devon, the landlord of The Fairway Buoy pub in Westward Ho! posed in his boxers with a pint after the pub was flooded, reassuring customers that the bar area was undamaged.
In North Wales, drivers were rescued from vehicles and fire crews evacuated residents from vulnerable coastal areas. Natural Resources Wales has two flood warnings and 15 flood alerts in force, while the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency has seven flood warnings.
The Met Office forecast for Thursday predicts wet and windy weather spreading eastwards across all parts, with the heaviest rain in the northwest. Many homes and businesses face a clean-up operation after Tuesday's flooding.
