The Met Office has warned further rain is on the way as the UK continued the clear-up from Storm Babet that has battered the country.
The weather bureau has issued yellow weather warnings for heavy rain between 3am and 4pm on Tuesday, which could lead hit the east Midlands, much of Yorkshire, and Humberside. A yellow warning has also been issued for parts of south west Wales, where the deluge is predicted from 5pm on Monday until just before midnight.
The Environment Agency issued more than 200 flood warnings and said major rivers could remain flooded until Tuesday.
Police said on Sunday that a fourth person has died in Britain during a storm that pounded the UK and northern Europe with gale-force winds and torrential rain.
Derbyshire Police said a woman in her 80s was found dead at a home in Chesterfield, central England. Her death was being linked to flooding in the area.
In nearby Derby, the River Derwent reached its highest-ever recorded level on Saturday during a storm that brought 8 inches of rain to parts of Britain.
Since Thursday, at least five people have died in the storm – named Babet by the UK’s Met Office – that swept through Britain, northern Germany and southern Scandinavia with powerful winds, heavy rain and sea surges.
Some of the worst flooding was in eastern Scotland, where more than 300 homes were evacuated in the town of Brechin and residents told to leave before the River South Esk breached its banks Friday, surging almost 13 feet above its usual level and sending water pouring into the streets.
The weather calmed on Sunday but flooding continued to cause disruption to road and rail travel across a large swath of central and northern Britain.
See pictures below of the impact of Storm Babet:
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RETFORD, UNITED KINGDOM - OCTOBER 23: In this aerial view gardens remain flooded as high water levels begin to recede after Storm Babet flooded homes, business and roads on October 23, 2023 in Retford, United Kingdom. The UK Environment Agency has warned that flooding could last for days in the wake of Storm Babet with 116 flood warnings remaining in place across England. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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Coral Curtis sweeps flood water from her house on Sherwood Street in Chesterfield, as the clean up begins in the aftermath of Storm Babet which battered the UK, causing widespread flooding and high winds. Picture date: Monday October 23, 2023. (Photo by Joe Giddens/PA Images via Getty Images)
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Flooding in Retford in Nottinghamshire, after Storm Babet battered the UK, causing widespread flooding and high winds. The Environment Agency has warned that flooding from major rivers could continue until Tuesday, amid widespread disruption caused by Storm Babet which is posing a 'risk to life' in some areas. Picture date: Sunday October 22, 2023. (Photo by Joe Giddens/PA Images via Getty Images)
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The flood damaged garden belonging to Kim Clark in River Street after a visit by First Minister Humza Yousaf to Brechin, Scotland, where he met locals and thanked members of the emergency services and Angus Council for their efforts in responding to the flooding caused by Storm Babet. Picture date: Monday October 23, 2023. (Photo by Andrew Milligan/PA Images via Getty Images)
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Flooded fields around the River Lugg near Leominster, after Storm Babet battered the UK, causing widespread flooding and high winds. The Environment Agency has warned that flooding from major rivers could continue until Tuesday, amid widespread disruption caused by Storm Babet which is posing a 'risk to life' in some areas. Picture date: Sunday October 22, 2023. (Photo by Ben Birchall/PA Images via Getty Images)
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A resident looks at a local authority worker collecting damaged furniture from outside a property on Sherwood Street in Chesterfield, as the clean up begins in the aftermath of Storm Babet which battered the UK, causing widespread flooding and high winds. Picture date: Monday October 23, 2023. (Photo by Joe Giddens/PA Images via Getty Images)
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ROTHERHAM, UNITED KINGDOM - OCTOBER 23: In this aerial view, water damaged cars are seen as flood waters begin to recede in the village of Catcliffe after Storm Babet flooded homes, business and roads on October 23, 2023 in Rotherham, United Kingdom. The UK Environment Agency has warned that flooding could last for days in the wake of Storm Babet with 116 flood warnings remaining in place across England. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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ROTHERHAM, UNITED KINGDOM - OCTOBER 23: In this aerial view, water damaged cars are seen as flood waters begin to recede in the village of Catcliffe after Storm Babet flooded homes, business and roads on October 23, 2023 in Rotherham, United Kingdom. The UK Environment Agency has warned that flooding could last for days in the wake of Storm Babet with 116 flood warnings remaining in place across England. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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Flooded fields around the River Lugg near Leominster, after Storm Babet battered the UK, causing widespread flooding and high winds. The Environment Agency has warned that flooding from major rivers could continue until Tuesday, amid widespread disruption caused by Storm Babet which is posing a 'risk to life' in some areas. Picture date: Sunday October 22, 2023. (Photo by Ben Birchall/PA Images via Getty Images)
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ROTHERHAM, UNITED KINGDOM - OCTOBER 23: Residents begin the clean and count the costs as flood waters recede in the village of Catcliffe after Storm Babet flooded home, business and roads on October 23, 2023 in Rotherham, United Kingdom. The UK Environment Agency has warned that flooding could last for days in the wake of Storm Babet with 116 flood warnings remaining in place across England. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
