More flooding and travel trouble to hit parts of UK after rain warnings issued

Flooding and travel disruption is set to continue across large swathes of the UK with more rain predicted to hit.

Nearly three inches of rain could fall over several hours in the worst-affected regions on Thursday.

The Met Office has issued three separate yellow rain warnings – one in western parts of Northern Ireland, one in northern England, and another for a large area covering most of England and Wales.

They warn of travel disruption, flooding, power cuts and road closures.

WEATHER Rain
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Most areas are likely to see 20-30mm of rain, even increasing to 50-70mm.

There is also the chance of thunderstorms and strong winds in the southern half of the UK later in the day, forecasters predict.

Parts of the country saw more than the monthly average rainfall on Monday, with flash flooding damaging homes and disrupting travel.

There were further downpours on Wednesday evening.

Workers close Carlton Road in Harrold, Bedfordshire, due to flooding after the River Great Ouse burst its banks
There will be further outbreaks of rain in central and southern areas of the UK on Friday morning (Joe Giddens/PA)

The Environment Agency has 28 flood warnings in place across England, meaning flooding is expected.

There will be further outbreaks of rain in central and southern areas of the UK on Friday morning, the Met Office said.

The rain is expected to clear during Friday leaving conditions much colder on Saturday.

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