England braces for heavy rain and flooding over bank holiday weekend

The United Kingdom faced forecasts of heavy rain, thunderstorms, and strong winds over the bank holiday weekend starting August 28, with 'unsettled' conditions expected to persist into the following week. Flooding was a particular concern in parts of England.

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England braces for rainy bank holiday weekend

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Festivalgoers brave wet weather and strong winds as ‘unsettled’ conditions expected to last into start of next week Heavy rain is expected over the weekend, forecasters have said, with large parts of England braced for flooding on Friday. The Environment Agency issued a flood warning in the town of Nelson, Lancashire, as well as a series of less-severe flood alerts across the Midlands. Met Office

England braces for flooding as thunderstorms forecast in parts of UK

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Festivalgoers brave rain and strong winds as ‘unsettled’ conditions expected to last over bank holiday weekend Heavy rain is expected over the weekend, forecasters have said, with people heading to major music festivals warned of unseasonably strong winds. That came after large parts of England braced for flooding on Friday. The Environment Agency (EA) issued flood alerts across the Midlands and i