Burnham warns UK faces ‘winter of greater flooding’ as storms hit

Burnham warns UK faces ‘winter of greater flooding’ as storms hit

Thousands of homes are without power and travel is disrupted as Storm Austen hits the South West and forecasters issue warnings for Storm Boelo.

UK faces ‘winter of greater flooding’, Burnham warns amid severe weather

Just before 11am on Friday, more than 16,000 homes were without power in the South West thanks to Storm Austen.

Burnham warns of ‘winter of greater flooding’ as storms start to hit UK

Prime minister Andy Burnham has said the UK could face a “winter of greater flooding” as Storm Austen and Storm Boelo are set to cause disruption across the UK.