Danger to life' warnings in place across parts of the UK as further flooding possible
Severe flood warnings - indicating a danger to life - have remained in force across England and Wales in the aftermath of Storm Dennis.
The Environment Agency says rivers have been swollen to "exceptional" levels in parts of the UK, and in some areas, water levels continued to rise overnight.
Tuesday has brought a brief respite from the worst of the weather for most, although fresh downpours in Wales were forecast and there are yellow warnings for snow and ice in Scotland.
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Further heavy rain is forecast on Wednesday and Thursday, and this could affect already flooded areas, with yellow warnings covering North and South Wales on both days.
Met Office meteorologist Marco Petagna said: "With the ground being so saturated it's not going to help the situation.
"And there's more persistent rain coming on Wednesday. There will be wet and windy weather across the UK on Wednesday and Thursday... with the heavy rain coming back."
Yellow warnings for rain are in place in Wales from 6pm on Wednesday to 3pm on Thursday. Pic: Met Office
The yellow weather warnings for rain in Wales have been issued by the Met Office and they are in force from 6pm on Wednesday until 3pm on Thursday.
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Forecasters have warned the rain "may become persistent, and possibly heavy, over areas of high ground" in Wales, and these weather warnings could be extended to the North West of England.
But the Met Office or Met Eireann is not currently forecasting the imminent arrival of another named storm, after Ciara and Dennis arrived in quick succession this month.
They followed Atiyah in early December and Brendan in January.
Next on the list will be Ellen, but the Met Office or Met Eireann does not name a storm until it has the potential to cause amber/Orange or red weather warnings.
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But while Ellen is not on the horizon just yet, one official has warned residents in the worst-hit parts of the UK that they are "not out of the woods yet".
People in affected areas of Shropshire who are yet to leave their homes have been urged to do so.
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