LARGE swathes of England and Wales
are on flood alert as yet another storm with winds of up to 112km/h
arrives to batter Britain.
The crisis-hit Somerset Levels where many residents have already
been forced from their homes after weeks of heavy rain remain at the
highest risk of continued flooding.
The Environment Agency (EA)
also highlighted the coastline of Devon and Dorset as being at
"significant risk" of new flooding as high tides and winds arrive.
There
are more than 300 low-level flood alerts and nearly 200 medium-risk
flood warnings in place across Wales and southern and central England as
north as Hull.
The storm will move north-eastwards bringing with
it winds of up to 112km/h and heavy showers throughout Saturday, weather
forecasters MeteoGroup said
.
The continued storms come after
Prime Minister David Cameron pledged to do everything he could to help
the flood-stricken communities of the Somerset Levels but warned
solutions would take some time.
Mr Cameron travelled to the Somerset Levels via helicopter - meaning
he was able to view the region's 168 square kilometres of submerged
land first-hand.
"It's a biblical scene," Mr Cameron said.
"The scale of it here in Somerset is immense when you think of how many square miles are under water.
"Clearly
people here have faced a very tough time and continue to face a tough
time and that's why we have got to do everything we can to help."
More support from the emergency services, more pumps and more money will be available to help Somerset, he promised residents.
"Everything that can be done will be done and I'll make sure that happens," he added.
Around 5000 properties have been affected by flooding across the country, including 40 in Somerset.
Storms to batter flood-hit Britain
