Storm Claudia brings strong winds and flooding to Wales and England

Storm Claudia has caused flooding and travel disruption across large parts of the UK.

A severe amber warning for wind and rain was in place until the early hours of Saturday morning, with some areas seeing a month's worth of rainfall in just one day.

Emergency services are helping people in south-east Wales after a major incident was declared in the town of Monmouth.

The unsettled weather is expected to continue into the weekend with more heavy rain and flooding forecast, before the UK heads towards colder weather next week.

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Storm Claudia - named by the Spanish Meteorological Agency - had already brought heavy rain and strong winds to Spain and Portugal earlier in the week before moving north across Europe.

The Met Office, the UK's national weather service, currently has 55 flood warnings, issued for England and 8 flood warnings, across Wales.

South Wales Fire and Rescue Service has declared a major incident in Monmouth following "widespread flooding" due to Storm Claudia.

In a statement, they explained: "Teams have been carrying out rescues, evacuations, welfare checks, and moving residents from affected areas to places of safety" in the town.

Friday's wet weather also caused some travel disruption, with National Rail warning of delays and cancellations over the weekend, affecting several operators, due to flooding on the tracks lines and fallen trees.

They include Avanti West Coast, Transport for Wales, West Midlands Railway and Great Western Railway.

Some events around the county have also been cancelled or disrupted by the weather, including several parkruns and Christmas events.

According to the Met Office, strong winds also affected north-west Wales and north-west England, with gusts of up to 68 mph recorded.

Experts say that once the rain clears away this weekend, cold air will sweep the UK and bring much lower temperatures next week, with snowfall forecast for some areas.