Storm Claudia: major incident declared after severe flooding in UK

15/11/2025 09:50 The Guardian

South Wales fire service describes ‘large-scale incident’ as England braces for cold weather warningsA major incident has been declared in the aftermath of Storm Claudia, with more rain and flooding expected across Britain and Ireland on Saturday.Four severe flood warnings had been issued by Natural Resources Wales as of 6am. This means there was a “significant risk to life and significant disruption to the community is expected”. Continue reading...

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15/11/2025 03:46 The Guardian

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