New storms 'may cause more flooding'

12 April 2012

Torrential rains which lashed the country over the weekend have eased off, but forecasters have warned of more floods to come.

Clear skies are likely to be the calm before another storm.

At least six people have died in weather-related incidents since Friday, with floods hitting the North East and parts of Yorkshire, Shropshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

An 27-year-old engineer from Cheltenham killed after being buried alive by a landslide in Stroud on Friday has been named as geologist Alex Wright.

His parents Shelley Wright, a 53-year-old self-employed painter and decorator, and her husband Joseph, 55, an agricultural engineer, said: "Alex was an incredibly giving person who always wanted to give something back to the community."

In Morpeth, Northumberland, the clean-up operation began after floods saw more than 400 people evacuated, with some residents plucked to safety by RAF helicopter.

And the town could be in for more misery.

MeteoGroup, the weather division of the Press Association, said that while rains have eased off around the country, more storms are expected by Tuesday.

Forecaster Matt Dobson said: "Tuesday will see another depression arriving, meaning heavy spells of rain across Northern Ireland, northern England, Wales and southern Scotland."

A spokesman for the Environment Agency, which more than 50 flood warnings in place across the country, said: "With river levels being high already, we can expect more floods to hit."

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