Floods sweep through parts of England and Wales in wake of Storm Bert 

Floods swept through parts of Britain on Sunday as residents woke to flooded homes and streets as Storm Bert battered Britain. 

Floods in the small Welsh town of Pontypridd, near Cardiff, left residents battling high water levels and volunteering in groups to help clear water from their homes and streets using an assortment of buckets. 

Emergency workers rescued a dog while local resident Victor fled the town with his partner and pet cat ‘Cookie’ after moving their valuables to the upper floor of the home, planning on returning once waters subside. 

In West Yorkshire’s small town of Hebden Bridge, fire fighters planned to return a major road back into use as they spent the morning using pumps to remove the floodwaters off the road and back into the local river. 

Storm Bert brought snow, rain and strong winds on Saturday (November 23), killing one person and closing several railway lines, bridges and roads. 

A man in his 60s died after a tree fell on a car on the A34 highway in southern England, local police said. 

Met Office Chief Meteorologist Jason Kelly termed the storm a “multi-hazard event,” saying it was expected to bring snow, rain and wind to Britain for most of the weekend. 
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