Archive for September 23rd, 2012

Weather: floods warning as rain sweeps across Britain

Press Association: The Environment Agency prepared to issue dozens of flood warnings as the warm September sunshine came to a damp end over the weekend. Forecasters predict up to 60mm rainfall and 60mph winds over the next 36 hours, with pockets of the south-west, northern England and Scotland particularly susceptible to flooding. The Environment Agency has already put out several flood alerts, and today said further warnings are likely to be issued for river and surface water flooding elsewhere. People in the south-west...