Storm to bring torrential rain and high winds to parts of UK this week, with significant snowfalls also expected
Homes and businesses are likely to be flooded in south-west England, the Met Office has warned, as Storm Chandra brings torrential rain and high winds to parts of the UK on Monday night and Tuesday.
Forecasters said travel disruption was likely in some areas and there could be significant falls of snow across higher ground in parts of northern England and Scotland. Several weather warnings have been issued, including amber ones for south-west England and the eastern coast of Northern Ireland for rain and wind respectively.
A search was continuing on Monday for a kayaker missing after getting into difficulty in the River Exe at Tivertonin Devon on Saturday. Police said the kayak had been found.
A body recovered from the sea off Exmouth in Devon on Sunday is thought to be that of Matthew Upham, one of two swimmers who went missing on Christmas Day. Formal identification is yet to be carried out, but officers said the family of a 64-year-old man from Budleigh Salterton had been informed.
