Storm "Bert" Storms in the UK cost several people their lives
In some places, entire streets were flooded and hundreds of houses were damaged.
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Bert ruffles the hair of King Charles III as he goes to church in Sandringham on Sunday morning.
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In east London, a tree felled by Bert crashed into a car.
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A man died near a river that burst its banks.
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The storm pushed meter-high waves against the promenade and a train in Devon (Exeter).
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The storm whipped up the sea in Dawlish (Devon).
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Storm Bert has caused the River Exe in Devon to burst its banks.
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Cars drive on flooded roads in Devon, Exeter.
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The storm whirls the autumn leaves through the air on London's boulevard The Mall.
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In some places, entire streets were flooded and hundreds of houses were damaged.
Image: Keystone
Bert ruffles the hair of King Charles III as he goes to church in Sandringham on Sunday morning.
Image: IMAGO/Paul Marriott
In east London, a tree felled by Bert crashed into a car.
Image: Keystone/EPA/Tolga Akmen
A man died near a river that burst its banks.
Image: dpa
The storm pushed meter-high waves against the promenade and a train in Devon (Exeter).
Image: IMAGO/PPAUK
The storm whipped up the sea in Dawlish (Devon).
Image: IMAGO/PPAUK/Phil Mingo
Storm Bert has caused the River Exe in Devon to burst its banks.
Image: IMAGO/PPAUK/Phil Mingo
Cars drive on flooded roads in Devon, Exeter.
Image: IMAGO/PPAUK/Phil Mingo
The storm whirls the autumn leaves through the air on London's boulevard The Mall.
Image: IMAGO/ZUMA Press Wire/Vuk Valic
Storm "Bert" covers the British Isles with heavy rain and floods entire streets. A state of emergency is declared in a district in the south of Wales.
25.11.2024, 05:20
25.11.2024, 06:16
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- Storms triggered by storm "Bert" in Great Britain and Ireland have claimed the lives of several people.
- According to British media reports, at least three deaths have been recorded in England and Wales after rain and thawing snow caused severe flooding over the weekend.
- Further deaths were reported in road accidents, which are still being investigated as to whether they are directly related to the severe weather conditions.
Storms triggered by storm "Bert" in the UK and Ireland have claimed the lives of several people. According to British media reports, at least three deaths were recorded in England and Wales after rainfall and thawing snow caused severe flooding at the weekend. There were further deaths in road accidents, which are still being investigated to determine whether they are directly related to the severe weather conditions.
In the north of Wales, a dead man was discovered who is believed to be a missing walker. He was reportedly caught in the floodwaters of a river that had burst its banks. In the county of Hampshire, a driver was killed by a falling tree, according to the Guardian, and another died when he tried to cross a ford in his car.
Hundreds of houses damaged by floods
At times, more than 200 flood warnings were in place in England, Scotland and Wales. Fierce winds whipped up the floodwaters even more, making the situation even more precarious. A state of emergency was declared in a district in the south of Wales. According to the PA news agency, around four-fifths of the usual rainfall for the whole month of November fell there within 48 hours.
Several hundred houses were damaged by the floods and in some places entire streets were under water. According to the radio station RTÉ, around 60,000 households in Ireland alone were temporarily without power.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer thanked the rescue workers on the online platform X and expressed his sympathy to all those affected. He will be kept informed about the further consequences of the storm. According to the British Meteorological Agency, the storm should slowly move out to sea on Monday.