One person killed in Yorkshire mudslide as worst of rain yet to come
North Yorkshire Police said one person died in a mudslide at Carlton-in-Cleveland on Wednesday afternoon.
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Your support makes all the difference.One person has died in a mudslide as rain continues to batter parts of the UK, with the worst of the weather “yet to come”.
North Yorkshire Police said a person died following a mudslide in Carlton-in-Cleveland at around 1.15pm on Wednesday afternoon.
The Met Office has warned more severe weather is still to come as some parts of the UK will see a month’s rainfall in just 24 hours.
Emergency services are at the scene in Carlton-in-Cleveland and there were no other injuries, the force said, with the public urged to avoid the area.
In a statement, police said: “We are currently responding to a mudslide at Carlton-in-Cleveland.
“We can confirm that one person has sadly died as a result of the incident.
“Our thoughts are with their family and friends during this difficult time.”
Tom Morgan, a meteorologist at the Met Office, told the PA news agency that the “worst is yet to come”.
He said: “There was a lot of rainfall overnight in the north-west and southern Scotland, as well as in areas such as the Midlands, East Anglia and the Home Counties.
“The wettest area was Drayton Parslow in Buckinghamshire which saw 68.8mm in the last 24 hours.
“That’s almost a month’s rainfall in one day.
“For comparison, most other areas have seen an average of half a month’s rain in the same amount of time.
“But there is a lot of rain still to come in the next 12 to 24 hours, particularly in north Wales and north-west England.
“There could be some flooding in north Wales until midday on Thursday.”
A 24-hour amber warning for rain has been in place across parts of North Wales and north-west England, including Manchester and Liverpool, since midday on Wednesday.
A yellow warning for rain covers the north of England, the Midlands and north and central Wales until 6am on Thursday, while another is also in place for southern and eastern Scotland until 6pm on Thursday.
Much of the south coast is likely to see lightning, with a yellow warning for thunderstorms in place until 7pm on Wednesday.