Flooded fields near Curload in Somerset, southwest England. The Met Office issued severe weather warnings of winds of up to 80mph and heavy rain of up to 30mm for the south-west, southern England, south Wales and Northern Ireland from today until Wednesday. Three severe flood warnings indicating danger to life were in place around the river Severn in the Midlands, along with 112 less severe flood warnings, caused by high tides and swollen water levels.
