England and Scotland are sinking. The flood is being called the worst in recorded history. Flooding in the UK: warning of strong winds and rainfall Video England flooding

A series of heavy downpours and wind are expected to continue in England and Wales as Storm Angus causes a surge in flooding and traffic chaos.

South-west and north-west England and South Wales are expected to be hit further by heavy rain.

As a result of such weather conditions, many roads were blocked, trains were cancelled, and one ferry washed up on a sandbank at sea. Flood warnings have also been issued for Yorkshire.
Forecasters warn that the weather will not change until the end of this week.

Additionally, meteorologists say the wet weather will move north, where winds of up to 80 mph are expected.

The Environment Agency has issued 73 flood warnings. This means the risk of flooding is still very high in England and Wales.

Met Office forecaster Alex Burkill said weather conditions were not expected to improve until the end of the week.

He also said strong winds were expected in the north, northwest and south coast from Hampshire.

“While the bulk of the rainfall has passed, we still have to cope with strong winds, which are expected to cause further problems.”

Angus, the first storm of the season, hit the south coast of England with heavy rainfall and strong winds.

I recently wrote about the flood in Italy, which reached all the way to Rome, in my Molniya Online magazine. Today we received disturbing news from England, and a day earlier from neighboring Scotland. They drown too.

The downpours that led to flooding in England and Scotland caused communications disruptions in many parts of these countries, reports http://earth-chronicles.ru with reference to the BBC Russian Service. The greatest amount of precipitation fell in the border areas. Torrential rains hit Wales in England.

The UK is believed to be experiencing the worst flooding in its history.

Heavy rain and strong winds are wreaking havoc across the UK this week. Meteorologists call the next 48 hours the most dangerous. Moreover, they claim that it will flood almost the entire territory of the country.

The flood is already drowning cities and other populated areas, flooding roads, breaking power lines, destroying houses and destroying fertile lands. Many infrastructure structures were damaged.

Hurricane-force winds of 80mph are whipping water across the UK. Forecasters say with some confusion that such a large-scale flood was not expected, because it has never happened in the history of the country.

The further forecast does not promise anything good. Local media quote the famous weather forecaster Sarah Holland, who believes that the precipitation will continue and even intensify. He laments that predicting the weather is becoming increasingly difficult due to sudden changes in winds.

Experts are particularly warning those who live or own property in areas such as Somerset, Devon, Dorset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Oxfordshire and Wiltshire. Rain could lead to flooding in parts of central, southern and south-west England, and south-east Wales, writes http://pravozashitnik.at.ua.

In the town of Cockermouth in the English county of Cumbria, about 200 people were literally snatched from the jaws of the elements by emergency services. Some of the Englishmen who found themselves in a water trap had to break through the roofs of their own houses and climb out to the top, from where they were picked up by helicopters. At least 50 people were airlifted out by Royal Air Force helicopters

Water levels in Cockermouth town center have risen to over 2.5 metres. The police leadership reported the death of one of the employees, Bill Barker, who until the last moment was on the bridge in the city of Workington, warning drivers about the danger. He died when the bridge collapsed under the pressure of an overflowing river.

Road and rail communications have been disrupted. Rising waters knocked out a substation in north Wales, leaving around 2,000 homes without power.

According to the UK Environment Secretary, the situation in the region is “very serious”.

Severe flooding is also affecting nine areas of Scotland. In the Dumfries and Galloway area, 30 roads are closed due to flooding, as driving on them is impossible or dangerous. On other highways in the country, traffic is significantly difficult. Police warn of poor visibility on the roads and urge drivers to be vigilant.

The British had barely had time to celebrate Christmas when authorities asked them to turn off their Christmas lights and not turn on household appliances unless necessary, so that the electricity grid could cope with the load caused by the flooding. As a result of heavy torrential rain, rivers overflowed their banks and flooded cities in the north of England.

This image clearly shows the extent of the flooding in the city of York in Yorkshire. About 4 thousand local residents were forced to evacuate from their flooded homes.

Heavy rainfall has caused rivers in and around York to burst their banks, causing hundreds of homes to flood. The evacuation of local residents continued for several days.

Rescuers are knocking on every door in search of residents trapped in flooded homes in York. About 160 millimeters of rain fell in Yorkshire, causing flooding.

David Cameron has ordered that everything necessary be done to help residents of flood-affected regions.

The flooded city of York.

Local residents assess the scale of destruction from the section of the road where the water has already receded.

Rescued girl and her father in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire. Rescuers evacuated them through a window on the second floor of the house.

Emergency workers navigate Huntington Road, which is flooded by the overflowing River Foss, in York.

A rescuer speaks to a local resident.

A man removes beer kegs from the flooded Red Lion pub in York.

Rescuers wave to people trapped in a flooded house.

A flock of sheep in Cawood in North Yorkshire, flooded by the overflowing River Wharfe.

A flock of sheep in Cawood, North Yorkshire.

The army and rescue workers evacuate residents of the flooded city of York.

A rescue worker carries a woman from a flooded house in York.

Flooded street in the center of York.

Some locals say they were lucky to escape unharmed after part of the building housing the Waterside pub in Summerseat, Lancashire, collapsed. Water levels in the River Irwell have reached an unprecedented high following heavy rainfall.

Car roofs are barely visible on the flooded streets of York.

In the north-west of England, a real natural disaster occurred in early December. As a result of prolonged heavy rains, rivers overflowed their banks. Severe flood cities and settlements were flooded. Bridges were demolished and many houses were damaged.

In this region, 340 millimeters of precipitation fell in one day (the monthly norm). In some areas, houses were flooded up to their roofs. Rescuers are urgently evacuating the population of areas affected by severe fire. All emergency services are working in emergency mode. In England, as well as Scotland, thousands of houses remain under water. Thousands of people were evacuated. According to some reports, 60,000 people were left without electricity in the north-west of the country. Until now, some areas can only be reached by boat, as rivers rush through the city streets.

Forecasters have already called the December 2015 flood the worst in the UK in the last 100 years. The Atlantic storm Desmond brought rain and strong winds. The dams, which were supposed to protect people from the threat of flooding, simply could not cope with the onslaught of such powerful elements. The devastating storm hit not only England and Scotland, but also Norway, where the water level rose by several meters, causing people to be evacuated urgently.