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A major incident has been declared in south Wales after the area was battered with wind and heavy rain during the onslaught from Storm Claudia.

The warning, declared in the early hours of Saturday morning, means there is a "significant risk to life", with emergency services working round-the clock to carry out rescues and evacuations.

It comes as flood barriers have gone up in towns across the West Midlands with fast flowing water seen in Ewyas Harold in Herefordshire.

Meanwhile, strong winds caused more than 50 trees to fall in Staffordshire and in Manchester trees have uprooted and fallen onto homes.

The Met Office issued several amber and yellow weather warnings for wind and rain across England and Wales on Friday.

As of 10am on Saturday the Environment Agency has issued 78 flood warnings and 179 flood warnings in England as some areas face fast-flowing and deep floodwater posing a “danger to life”.

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