Storm Angus Brings GALES/FLOODs/Deaths & Travel Chaos in The UK
One woman dead and fears grow for missing man after police pull his car from a swollen river as Environment Agency warns MORE flooding is on the way
- Woman, 39, died after being swept out to sea off the coast of Folkestone, Kent, amid gale-force winds today
- A major rescue operation was launched and she was airlifted to hospital but later died, Kent Police said
- Homeowners across the country today woke to devastation caused by flooding
- Police in South Wales are continuing their search for Russell Sherwood, 69, who was last seen on Sunday
Daily Mail UK, 22 November 2016
Fears are growing for a missing pensioner after his car was pulled from a swollen river in flood-stricken South Wales today.
Rescuers tonight called off the search for Russell Sherwood, 69, who disappeared while driving to collect his wife in Bridgend on Sunday evening.
South Wales Police pulled a car bumper and licence plate matching Mr Sherwood's Ford Focus from the fast-flowing River Ogmore, but there has been no sign of the driver.
A spokeswoman for South Wales Police said: 'Due to the location of the vehicle, the continuing treacherous conditions and the fading light, the search has been stood down for the evening.
A woman, 39, was pulled from the water after going missing near Folkestone, Kent. She was airlifted to hospital but later died
Missing for Days - Body Not Found
Russell Sherwood, 69, disappeared while driving to collect his wife in Bridgend on Sunday evening and it is feared he might have travelled on flooded roads. Right, fire fighters wade through flood water near Stalybridge, Greater Manchester
Photographs taken this morning show the devastation at a flooded property in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester
Council workers try to clear drains outside homes hit by fast flowing water in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester, overnight
A man digs his car out from the snow on the A686 by Hartside Cafe on the Northumberland and Cumbria border.. CRAZY WEATHER !!!
A field near the village of Muchelney, Somerset, was completely submerged by flood water following the wet weather
A street in Peebles in the Scottish Boders was inundated with fast flowing flood water after Eddleston Water burst its bank
Cars were abandoned after they were submerged in flood water on Bridge Hill in Exeter, Devon, following heavy rain
Horses plod through floodwater in Barrow-upon-Soar, in Leicestershire, after the region was hit by another night of rain
The Environment Agency warned of a continuing flood risk in Dorset and York as yesterday's rain causes the rivers to gradually rise. Eighteen flood warnings and 124 flood alerts remain in place across the country.
Squally weather is due to persist throughout Tuesday, with gusts of around 50mph expected to continue over higher ground and coastal areas in the South East, Forecaster Greg Dewhurst said.
'We have seen the area of low pressure that brought heavy rain to the south and west moving into southern Scotland and the North East overnight.
'Throughout today the wet and windy weather within that low pressure area will slowly move into the North Sea.
'Behind this most places will still see showers, some heavy but getting lighter during the day. Away from the low pressure we should see some sunshine around Northern Ireland and western Scotland.'
Clare Dinnis, the Environment Agency's national flood duty manager, said: 'After heavy rain over the last three days and showers forecast today, people in the South West and North East need to be aware of the potential for further flooding.
Emergency workers search through the debris at a property in Stalybrook, Greater Manchester, devastated by the flood
A river burst its banks in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester, pictured today, flooding homes, roads and businesses
Whitchurch Lane is Bristol, which was under several feet of flood water yesterday, is being hit by more rain today
A flooded football pitch in Mytholmroyd, Yorkshire UK , which saw downpours of heavy rain over the last two days...