Four dead in UK floods

LONDON: At least four people have been killed and around 14, 00 homes evacuated after large areas of Wales and England remain on flood following several days of almost non-stop heavy rains.

According to media reports, lifeboat crews have joined land-based emergency services in the rescue operation.

The southwestern counties of Devon and Cornwall were first to be flooded, followed by centralEngland and north Wales.

British Prime Minister David Cameron visited one area to see the damage for himself.

According to Britain’s Environment Agency, although the weather forecast should improve, water levels aren’t expected to peak for another 48 hours.

It warns that larger rivers like the Thames, Trent and Severn are now at risk of flooding.