BREAKING: Met Office 'danger to life' warning with storm to hit 18 UK regions in hours
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by Ella Kipling · The MirrorThe Met Office has increased the severity of its "danger to life" weather warning for part of the UK as the country braces for a severe storm.
Wales has been issued an amber warning for heavy rain, with the impact level now being increased to 'high' in a new update. The Met Office has said that south Wales can expect heavy rain between late Sunday and late Monday and that extensive flooding of homes and businesses is now possible.
Roads may also be closed and some people could be hit with power cuts or be entirely cut off by the flood water. An amber warning means there is the possibility of travel delays, road closures, and the "potential risk to life and property".
Meanwhile, other parts of the UK have been issued new yellow weather warnings. These areas can expect possible flooding of homes, public transport to be affected, and flooding on the roads.
The region affected by the amber warnings is:
- Wales (Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire, Neath Port Talbot, Newport, Pembrokeshire, Powys, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Swansea, Torfaen, Vale of Glamorgan).
The region affected by the yellow warnings are:
- East Midlands
- North West England
- SW Scotland
- Lothian Borders
- West Midlands
- Yorkshire & Humber
- Central
- Tayside & Fife
- North East England
- North West England
- SW Scotland
- Lothian Borders
- Strathclyde
- London & South East England
- South West England
- Wales
- West Midlands
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