Continued flood warnings for Britain

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7 January 2014 Last updated at 03:32 ET
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Numerous flood warnings remain in place across Britain, and the Met Office has warned of more heavy rain for south and south-east England.

Three severe flood warnings - meaning "danger to life" - have been issued for Dorset, along with more than 120 lower-level warnings in England and Wales.

One of the severe warnings is for Chiswell - where a flood siren was sounded after defences were breached.

Flood warnings have also been issued in Scotland, though none is rated severe.

Police in Northern Ireland asked people to avoid coastal areas on Monday, but tides there were not as high as initially feared.

Weather warnings were issued for much of the UK on Monday, but these have all been lifted with the exception of the rain warning for southern and south-eastern England.

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From the BBC:

Elsewhere:

This is a yellow warning - the lowest of the Met Office's three levels - for "heavy showers, some of them combined with hail and thunder".

The warning, due to run until 06:00 GMT on Wednesday, says the public should be "aware of the risk of further localised flooding, especially in areas which have been affected in recent days".

'Move upstairs'

The Environment Agency set off the flood siren in Dorset to warn of extreme danger to people and property after waves crashed over defences at Chiswell Beach.

Dorset Police have told families in the area to move to an upstairs room facing away from the sea.

Elsewhere in the county, severe flood warnings are in place for the Lower Stour and Preston Beach, near Weymouth.

Karen Bosman, a watch officer at Solent coastguard on the English Channel, told the BBC she had never seen such a prolonged storm and said there were forecasts for more high winds of up to 50mph that would whip up the sea.

Western and southern parts of the UK were the worst affected by Monday's bad weather and flooding, which left some villages in Somerset cut off.

Other areas affected included:

There was travel disruption on Monday, with many roads closed due to flooding.

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Some roads remain closed and more rain later could caused renewed problems.

The Rail Delivery Group, which speaks on behalf of the rail industry, said on Monday that 96% of scheduled services were operating despite localised flooding and weather damage.

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