Heavy rain caused flooding in parts of Cornwall and Devon on Monday, which were under an orange Met Office warning at the time, while storms developed in east coast counties including Essex, Suffolk and Lincolnshire. The charity National Flood Forum has warned that the UK is still being “reactive rather than proactive” about flood risk, even though flooding has become a “regular pattern” for the country. Speaking to Nick Ferrari on LBC, Heather Shepherd, the charity’s flood recovery specialist, said: “Flooding has definitely increased and certainly the time I’ve been working at risk of flooding, and we’re seeing it now as a regular pattern, don Not us, every year.” However, he added: “I still think we are quite reactive rather than proactive. As long as it’s not in the headlines, floods, we tend to be pretty relaxed.” He also warned that “building like crazy all over the place” increases the risk of flooding, as “a lot of it is in places where the water used to have room and doesn’t anymore. It overwhelms the sewage infrastructure. And we’re seeing more and more urban flooding.” Yellow warnings for thunderstorms and rain remained in place across much of the UK on Tuesday and southern England on Wednesday. The warnings came after a second major heat wave in England and Wales, a phenomenon that will become more frequent due to the effects of climate collapse. Hail, frequent lightning and flooding are possible in areas further south, with heavy rain forecast across England and Wales on Tuesday. The rain is likely to become more concentrated in southern parts of England. Rain is expected across Scotland on Tuesday, but will gradually clear as the day progresses, while Northern Ireland will remain fairly dry. Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you to the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Met Office meteorologist Greg Dewhurst said: “Temperatures will be cooler, with highs around 27C as the maximum, but it will still be on the wet side [on Tuesday]. “Thunderstorms across central and southern England on Wednesday and temperatures will be around 26C as a maximum.” Dewhurst warned that bad weather could cause difficulties for those hoping to travel and urged people to stay informed of developments in their area. “We will see very heavy rain develop over the next few days, hail, frequent lightning, some flooding is possible as we have seen in places today so our advice is to stay tuned to the latest forecast and local radio stations as well. to get the latest information,” he said. “You should be aware that there may be interruptions or delays in travel.” He added: “It will in turn be quite breezy as we finish the week, with some rain, particularly in the north of the UK, so temperatures are generally around average for many, but could potentially be a bit warmer for the south, which is the mid-20s. “It looks probably most likely late Wednesday into Thursday and then it gets fresher for everyone.” Footage shared on social media showed a roundabout near the river in Truro, Cornwall, rapidly flooding on Monday afternoon as the rain moved in. Ruan Sims, the manager of the HiQ Tires and Autocare garage at the roundabout, said the road had flooded before but he had never seen the water this high. He said the water flooded suddenly as the rain started, but drained completely about 10 minutes later and the sun came out. “It was pretty crazy. We’ve never seen it go this high,” he said.
