Storm Bert: At least four dead as disruption continues and hundreds of flood alerts remain in place

Hundreds of flood warnings and alerts remain in place on Monday as disruption from Storm Bert continues, ITV News' West of England reporter Sangita Lal has the latest

At least four people have died after Storm Bert caused carnage in several parts of the country, flooding hundreds of homes and causing a major landslip at a coal tip in Wales.

More than 250 flood warnings and alerts remain in place across England and South Wales, including one "danger to life" warning in Northampton, where a major incident has been declared.

The incident covers Billing Aquadrome and follows heavy rainfall and “significant flooding ” across the county. The last of the Met Office’s rain warnings ended at 11.59pm on Sunday but strong winds persisted and rain from high ground reached rivers, which has disrupted clean-up efforts.

In North Wales, a body was found in the search for 75-year-old, Brian Perry who went missing after walking his dog during the storm on Saturday near Afon Conwy River.

In a statement on Facebook on Sunday, Chief Inspector Simon Kneale of North Wales Police said: “I would like to thank the efforts of all agencies involved in the searches in very difficult conditions and for the local community who supported the teams in the area.

“Our thoughts are with the family at this difficult time and they have asked that their privacy is respected.”

Another man in his 80s died after his car entered the water at a ford in Colne, Lancashire on Saturday afternoon. It is unclear if his death is directly related to the storm.

A man in his 60s died after a tree fell on a car in Winchester on Saturday, while West Yorkshire Police said a 34-year-old man died after his car "spun" before colliding with the central reservation on the M62.

The last of the Met Office's weather warnings ended on Sunday night but it warned that strong winds and rain will remain.

Hundreds of homes were left without power as roads were turned into rivers and winds of up to 82mph battered parts of the UK.

A major incident was declared in South Wales on Sunday in the region of Rhondda Cynon Taf amid fears of a more significant impact than during storm Dennis in 2020.

It's estimated between 200 and 300 properties in the area were affected by flooding as landslides were also reported in the north of the country.

Two severe flood warnings, meaning there is danger to life, have been issued for the River Monnow in south-east Wales for Monmouth and Skenfrith.

Welsh First Minister Eluned Morgan said it had been “a really difficult weekend”.

She said: “I think this is the second time that many of those have suffered as a result of the storm.

“There’s been huge investments since the last storm hit, so we’ve managed to protect lots more properties than last time.

“But obviously this is absolutely devastating just before Christmas for those people who have been impacted.”

The Met Office forecast that rain in the south-east of England will clear on Monday but blustery showers could stick around for the north-west.

Southern Rail said some of its services across the south-east of England will be cancelled or revised on Monday including its network across London and the West Coastway between Havant and Southampton.

In Northampton, London Northwestern Railway reports that no rail services will operate to and from Northampton Station.

There is also no road access to the station, so rail replacement buses will be unable to run.

Transport for Wales said all services between Pontypridd and Treherbert, Aberdare and Merthyr Tydfil are currently cancelled with disruption expected throughout Monday.

It added lines are closed between Hereford and Abergavenny due to a landslip with no rail replacement service available, while no services will run between Shrewsbury and Swansea until at least 12pm.

It's now been confirmed that the landslip which led to homes being evacuated came from a coal tip.

Dozens of people in Cwmtillery, Blaenau Gwent, were forced from their homes overnight, as mud and water came up to their windows following Storm Bert.The Welsh Government has now said that Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council confirmed the landslip was a "singular wash-out of a former coal tip in the area".

Services between Lancaster and Barrow-in-Furness in Lancashire will not run until Friday due to heavy flooding, with rail replacement transport extending journey times by up to an hour.

More than 300 flights set to depart from UK airports were cancelled during Storm Bert, aviation analytics firm Cirium said.

Heathrow Airport was worst affected, with crosswinds of up to 40mph causing disruption to departures and arrivals on Sunday.

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