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A weather warning for snow has been issued for London as the UK is set to see temperatures plunge to as low as -20C this week.
The Met Office has said up to two inches of snow could fall in the south of England on Wednesday, including the capital.
Weather warnings for snow and ice are also in place in Northern Ireland and western and northern Scotland until noon on Wednesday.
The cold snap is set to continue until the end of this week, with amber health alerts from the UK Health Security Agency in place across England until midday on Sunday.
The bad weather has continued to cause travel chaos on Tuesday, with Liverpool John Lennon Airport and Aberdeen Airport both closed in the morning due to the snow.
And there are still hundreds of flood alerts and warnings across the country thanks to rain and melting snow. As of Tuesday lunchtime, the Environment Agency had one danger-to-life flood warning, 133 flood warnings and 217 flood alerts in place across England.
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Flooding around Barrow upon Soar ‘unprecedented’, resident says
A woman, who lives near the Proctors Pleasure Park in Leicestershire, called the flooding around Barrow upon Soar “unprecedented”.
The woman, who did not wish to be named, told the PA news agency: “I’ve never seen it as bad as this. It flooded last January but not like this.
“They put in new flood defences – it used to flood all the time then it stopped, but this is unprecedented.
“It’s a flood plain, that’s what it’s for but they build houses on it and nobody will acknowledge it or accept it.”
Pictured: Homes in flood water after the Grand Union Canal burst its banks in Loughborough
Met Office weather warnings for Tuesday and Wednesday
Flooding has been ‘challenging’, Leicestershire fire chief says
Judi Beresford, Leicestershire’s assistant chief fire and rescue officer, said the demand on the service from flooding across the county has been “challenging”.
She said: “The pressure that we experienced yesterday from about five o’clock in the morning and well into the early hours of this morning was significant.
“It was very challenging but I’m really pleased to say that our crews handled themselves and the situation magnificently.
“The latest information that we have is that the water is still continuing to rise, particularly in relation to the rivers, but we would expect that to start to ease.
“Just because the weather is showing some signs of improvement at the moment, floodwater can still be incredibly dangerous, so I’d still just reinforce our messages to stay out of floodwater, to plan journeys ahead, and if people do need assistance and life is at risk, then please dial 999.”
Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service has responded to 380 calls and attended 56 flooding incidents since Monday morning.
Ski season is here as snowboarders take to the fresh powder in Northumberland
Skiers and snowboarders were pictured taking to the slopes at Allenheads ski club in Northumberland after heavy snow fall.
Weather warnings for snow and ice are in force across much of the UK after severe flooding and snow caused travel disruption and school closures. But for some it was a rare opportunity to hit up the fresh powder.
Caravan owner mourns damage as floodwaters rise
Neil Monteith, 49, owns a caravan on the front row of the Proctors Pleasure Park, near Barrow upon Soar in Leicestershire, which was surrounded by flood water on Tuesday morning.
He said he no longer lives in the caravan but has “never seen” the flooding this bad before.
He said: “(The water) is the highest I’ve seen it, I’ve never seen it this bad before.”
Mr Monteith added that he only keeps furniture inside but said that it is “more than likely” damaged.
Coldest night expected to fall way below sub-zero
BBC Weather Watchers said they were expecting temperatures to plunge to between -16 to -20 C on Thursday night.
The last time the UK recorded a temperature that low was on 11 Feb 2021, when the temperature at Braemar in Aberdeenshire fell to -23 C.
Source: independent.co.uk
