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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Bryony Gooch

Nearly 150 areas on flood alert as Met Office weather warnings for heavy rain issued

Almost 150 flood alerts are in place across the country as the Met Office issued fresh weather warnings for heavy rain and wind after Storm Ingrid battered parts of the UK.

Parts of a historic pier crumbled into the sea in Devon, and a sea wall that protects a railway line in Dawlish was brought down as huge waves and heavy rain lashed the coastline early on Saturday.

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