Storm Bert: More flooding likely as further rainfall expected

While the storm will continue to pull away towards Scandinavia on Tuesday, showers are expected in south-east, south-west and north-west England, as well as Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Environment Secretary Steve Reed said the impact of flooding “should be less severe”.

He told the Commons on Monday: “Further flooding is sadly likely over the next few days as water levels rise in slower flowing rivers such as the Severn and the Ouse.”

Flood warnings on Tuesday are particularly concentrated in Northamptonshire, Worcestershire and around south-west England.

Some residents of the Billing Aquadrome caravan park in Northamptonshire slept at a leisure centre overnight, while others opted to sleep in their cars.

Volunteers from humanitarian charity React offered those affected toothpaste and socks, while another charity cooked hot meals in the car park.

West Northamptonshire Council said it had helped 114 people, including 30 families with children.