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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Kyriakos Petrakos

England and Wales brace for downpours with more than 200 active flood alerts

Flooding in the carpark outside a Greggs in Staines-upon-Thames in Surrey
Storm Chandra caused flooding in Staines-upon-Thames in Surrey in Jan 2026 Photograph: Maureen McLean/Shutterstock

More than 200 flood alerts were active across the UK on Sunday as parts of England and Wales braced for more downpours after the Met Office issued a fresh yellow warning for rain.

The warning spans noon to midnight on Monday, covering parts of southern Wales as well as south-east and south-west England. The Met Office said that “10-15mm of rain is likely fairly widely with 20-30mm in some places exposed to the strong south to south-easterly winds”.

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