{"id":188073,"date":"2023-10-22T01:52:44","date_gmt":"2023-10-22T01:52:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/?p=188073"},"modified":"2023-10-22T01:52:44","modified_gmt":"2023-10-22T01:52:44","slug":"storm-babet-leaves-entire-village-underwater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/world-news\/storm-babet-leaves-entire-village-underwater\/","title":{"rendered":"Storm Babet leaves entire village underwater"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Storm Babet leaves entire village underwater as floods devastate swathes of Britain &#8211; with travel disruption expected to continue today<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Three rare &#8216;danger to life&#8217; red alerts are in place along the River Derwent in Derby<\/span><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Commuters should expect disruption to continue in parts of Yorkshire<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Shocking aerial photos showed a village underwater as Brits brace themselves for another day of lethal floods caused by deadly Storm Babet.<\/p>\n<p>Images revealed family cars in Yorkshire being swallowed whole in dirty waters and Derbyshire homes immersed in a seemingly endless reservoir.<\/p>\n<p>Warnings have been issued across the country as three rare &#8216;danger to life&#8217; red alerts are still in place along the River Derwent in Derby.<\/p>\n<p>The floods have left cars unusable in Catcliffe village as pictures shared on social media showed seas of abandoned vehicles floating around the area.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>People&#8217;s homes in Sandiacre village also appear to be a dire straits as aerial footage revealed many sitting in least a foot deep in water.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/22\/01\/76849325-12658021-image-a-18_1697936115610.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Shocking aerial photos showed a village underwater as Brits brace themselves for another day of lethal floods caused by deadly Storm Babet<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/22\/01\/76849333-12658021-image-m-20_1697936125183.jpg\" height=\"777\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The floods have left cars unusable in Catcliffe village as pictures shared on social media showed seas of vehicles floating around the area<\/p>\n<p>Flooding has caused problems across Britain&#8217;s rail network, and commuters should expect disruption to continue in parts of Yorkshire, Scotland, East Anglia and the East Midlands today.<\/p>\n<h3>READ MORE: Deadly Storm Babet claims two more victims as car plunges off a bridge in Yorkshire<\/h3>\n<p>Police closed down King&#8217;s Cross Station yesterday due to overcrowding, as rail bosses have begged passengers to use different terminals amidst the chaos.<\/p>\n<p>Stranded passengers shared videos on X, formerly known as Twitter, of gargantuan crowds forming inside the station amidst claims that people were being &#8216;crushed&#8217; on the concourse of the huge terminal.<\/p>\n<p>Network Rail said crowd control measures were put in place at King&#8217;s Cross due to disruption to LNER services, before the station was closed.<\/p>\n<p>Images on social media showed crowds amassing outside the main entrance to the station on Euston Road in central London.<\/p>\n<p>One man said he managed to hop onto a train, but there was &#8216;no communication,&#8217; and said &#8216;the trains are like sardines.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Another passenger wrote: &#8216;Absolute chaos at King&#8217;s Cross this morning apparently they&#8217;ve never heard of crowd control and think it&#8217;s okay for people (including children and elderly to be crushed) no communication no nothing.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Four cars and an HGV were also involved in a deadly crash at around 9.10am on Friday, killing two women. The incident occurred eastbound between junction 17 at Chippenham and junction 18 at Bath.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/22\/01\/76849319-12658021-image-a-21_1697936139094.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Images revealed family cars in Yorkshire being swallowed whole in dirty waters and Derbyshire homes immersed in a seemingly endless reservoir<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/22\/01\/76849331-12658021-image-a-22_1697936143134.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>People&#8217;s homes in Sandiacre village also appear to be a dire straits as aerial footage reveal that many are at least a flood deep in water<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/22\/01\/76849401-12658021-image-m-26_1697936229300.jpg\" height=\"671\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Flooding has caused problems across Britain&#8217;s rail network, and commuters should expect disruption to continue in parts of Yorkshire, Scotland, East Anglia and the East Midlands today<\/p>\n<p>Wiltshire Police said the investigation into the crash is still ongoing &#8211; but MailOnline understands detectives believe the weather played a &#8216;significant part&#8217; in the crash.<\/p>\n<p>Flooding had been reported elsewhere on the motorway early on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>It comes as eight people have sadly lost their lives as parts of the UK are hit by unprecedented rain.<\/p>\n<p>The Environment Agency (EA) said three severe flood warnings were in place around the River Derwent in Derbyshire, meaning deep and fast-flowing water carries a significant risk of death or serious injury as well as serious disruption to local communities.<\/p>\n<p>Derby City Council said they are seeing record-breaking water levels in the River Derwent and warned that cleaning up after the floods could take several days.<\/p>\n<p>There are still three severe flood warnings in place along the river.<\/p>\n<p>More than 220 flood warnings &#8211; where less dangerous flooding is expected &#8211; remain in place across England.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/22\/01\/76822711-12658021-A_crash_on_the_M4_on_Friday_morning_that_killed_two_women_has_be-a-27_1697936336460.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A crash on the M4 on Friday morning that killed two women has been linked with the bad weather brought by Storm Badet, MailOnline understands\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In Wales, a severe flood warning has been issued for the village of Llandrinio, Powys, as well as isolated properties in the Severn-Vyrnwy confluence area.<\/p>\n<h3>READ MORE:\u00a0Chaos at King&#8217;s Cross as police close station due to overcrowding and rail bosses blame Storm Babet and beg passengers to use different terminals<\/h3>\n<p>The Energy Network Association (ENA) said a &#8216;small handful&#8217; of homes will still be without power on Sunday after around 100,000 customers were affected by power cuts.<\/p>\n<p>Scotland received a rare &#8216;danger to life&#8217; red alert for the second consecutive day yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>After some parts of the UK saw two months of rain in the space of three days, Storm Babet shows some sign of abating as the Met Office downgraded Scotland&#8217;s warning on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>The storm has so far claimed eight lives, including two in Angus, Scotland: a 57-year-old woman who died after being swept into a river and a 56-year-old man in the region who was killed by a falling tree that struck his van.<\/p>\n<p>A man and a woman, both in their 70s, both died after they collided with a bridge barrier on the A629 Western Bypass and fell at least 10 metres on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Another man in his 60s died after getting caught in fast-flowing flood water in Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire on Friday; police found his body two hours after he disappeared under the water.<\/p>\n<p>A 57-year-old woman also died on Thursday after being swept into a river in Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12658021\/Storm-Babet-leaves-entire-village-underwater-floods-devastate-swathes-Britain-travel-disruption-expected-continue-today.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Storm Babet leaves entire village underwater as floods devastate swathes of Britain &#8211; 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