(Vatican Radio) The effects of prolonged severe weather continue to take a toll on
different parts of the United Kingdom. Despite storms easing β the United Kingdom
is braced for further floods as rain continues to fall on heavily saturated ground.
The
Prime Minister David Cameron has described the weather, which has left three people
dead, as a "tragedy".
One resident of the town of Chertsey in Surrey told Britain's
LBC Radio about the mood there. βIt is tense,β she said, after a week and more of
intense rain high water levels.
The UK Meteorological Office has a rain advisory
in place for south-west England, while in southern England there were 16 severe flood
warnings active this morning.
Forecasters expect the situation in the worst-hit
areas to improve this week, with Tuesday and Wednesday expected to be dry.
A
less intense low pressure system could arrive later in the week. Listen to our
report: