beth
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Mvua kubwa na upepo mkali vimeikumba Uingereza na baadhi ya maeneo ya Ufaransa na kusababisha baadhi ya mashirika ya ndege kukatisha safari zake.
Huko Wales wakaazi walilazimika kuondoka kwenye makazi yao baada ya mvua kubwa kunyesha ndani ya kipindi cha masaa 48.
Uingereza imesambaza wanajeshi ili kukabiliana na athari za upepo mkali, mafuriko na maporomoko ya ardhi wakati kimbunga Dennis kikipiga England, Scotland na Wales jana Jumapili.
Rekodi 594 za tahadhari ya mafuriko zilitolewa kuanzia Scotland hadi England. Shirika la ndege la Uingereza British Airways na shirika la ndege la Easyjet yamethitibisha kusitisha safari zake za ndege.
Mtandao wa reli barani ulaya uliathirika na hali hiyo ya hewa jana jioni. Hali mbaya ya hewa pia imeiathiri Ufaransa na kutoa tahadhari ya mvua kubwa na mafuriko.
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Parts of the UK already hit by heavy downpours from Storm Dennis over the weekend have been warned they face further flooding for a number of days.
Some areas of the country were struck by winds over 90mph while more than a month's worth of rain fell in 48 hours, leading to a record number of flood warnings and alerts in England.
But despite the worst of Storm Dennis having passed, experts have warned the UK can still expect more wet and windy conditions into the coming week.
On Sunday, major incidents were declared in South Wales, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Shropshire due to flooding.
One of the worst-hit areas in South Wales was the village of Nantgarw, Rhondda Cynon Taff, near Cardiff, which had seen entire streets left underwater since the early hours of Sunday morning.
Chief Superintendent Tom Harding from West Mercia Police said there had been severe flood warnings, meaning a danger to life, in the Tenbury Wells area and Ludlow.
He added: "We are also advised that there is potential risk of further and significant flooding over the next few days in Greyfriars and Hampton Bishop in Herefordshire, Worcester and Upton in Worcestershire and Shrewsbury in Shropshire."
Amid the torrid conditions, the Environment Agency (EA) urged people to remain vigilant and said "significant" river and surface water flooding is expected to continue into next week.
New environment secretary George Eustice has told Sky News the government was not caught off guard by the flooding.
"We've done a huge amount - we can't do anything about these extreme weather events but the steps we've taken have meant the impact of those weather events have affected fewer properties," he said.
Mr Eustice said the government had used a "significant sum of money" to prepare for the flooding, but blamed the "nature of climate change" for the scale of the damage.
The environment secretary was speaking during a visit to York to discuss tackling flooding.
The storm has claimed the life of a man in his 60s who died after falling into the River Tawe near Gorsedd Park in the Ystradgynlais area of South Wales.
And in Hanham near Bristol, a number of people suffered minor injuries when a fallen tree struck a block of flats
Source: Sky News