Emergency crews rescue van driver stuck in deluge as nearly 300 flood warnings are in place across...

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A van driver was rescued from his roof off Mersea Island in Essex today when four vehicles became stranded in a 3.5ft high tide as Britain was hit by flooding chaos. Six other people including three children were also trapped during the incident.

READ MORE --A van driver was rescued from his roof by firefighters today when four vehicles became stranded in a 3.5ft high tide as Britain was hit by flooding chaos.

'The queue was so far back, you couldn't even see how many cars there were – in my rear view mirror you could see 20 cars and no further because of the bend.' Those using road, rail, air or ferry transport face possible delays, and meteorologists also said bridges could close along with a chance of tiles being blown from roofs.

The Met Office added: 'There is a possibility that a few locations in Cornwall, the Isles of Scilly and south Devon could see gusts to around 75mph. Large waves in combination with high tides may cause some impacts along coasts. The third wind warning is for western Wales and begins at 1am tomorrow, with the Met Office expecting strong gusts blowing from the North West to affect the region. Waves crash over cars at Douglas on the Isle of Man over the weekend as Storm Kathleen hits

 

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