Flood warning and alerts amid storm aftermath

A resident after flooding in Harbridge, Hampshire earlier this year

A flood warning and several alerts have been in place in Hampshire following heavy rainfall brought by Storm Bert.

The Environment Agency (EA) issued a flood warning for Landford to Wade Bridge on the River Blackwater, and alerts for areas including Lymington River, Mansbridge and Riverside Park, Monks Brook and Romsey Tadburn Lake.

There is currently one flood warning in place for Landford to Wade Bridge on the River Blackwater - all other alerts have been removed.

Travel issues are set to continue with numerous roads affected by flooding and many trains are being delayed or cancelled due to a fallen tree blocking the lines.

The EA advises that if a flood warning is in place you should move your family and pets to a safe place and move your car or other vehicles to higher ground, if it is safe to do so, planning your driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue urged drivers to take care on their commutes through Monday morning with many roads still affected by heavy rain.

Over the weekend, the team attended a fallen powerline blocking Grange Road in Bursledon, as well as a powerline in Yateley which had fallen onto a tree and was at risk of sparking a fire.

Crews from New Forest and Kingsclere attended separate incidents to rescue casualties stranded in vehicles after driving into flood-water.

The fire service said: "Check your route before setting off. Don't drive through standing water - it may be a lot deeper than you think."

Great Western Railway (GWR) suspended train services on all key routes after flooding and a fallen tree which blocked access to key locations on the network.

A GWR spokesperson said: "We've sorry for the disruption to journeys. Network Rail and GWR teams are working hard across the network and will carry out inspections to reopen lines as quickly as possible."

Commuters are being urged to not travel today as the disruption is expected to last until the end of Monday.

Yellow warnings of wind and rain were in place across the south of England over the weekend, with dozens of events cancelled because of the weather conditions.

A man died after a tree fell on a car on the A34 near Winchester, but police have not confirmed if the incident was linked to Storm Bert.