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Rain warning for parts of England already suffering from 'saturated ground'
The Met Office warns of 30-50mm rain on already saturated ground, with 57 flood warnings active, increasing flood and travel disruption risks across South West England.
- From midday on Monday the Met Office issued a yellow rain warning for Cornwall, Devon, and borders Somerset until 9am on Tuesday.
- Because river levels are high and soils sodden, recent heavy rain has left areas with saturated ground, increasing flood risk.
- Somerset Council said yesterday roughly 800 rubbish collections and 4,000 recycling collections were left incomplete, and around 50 properties have been reported flooded.
- The National Emergency Co-ordination Group met on Friday, and the Environment Agency says pumps have been deployed with emergency response payments and local council welfare checks available.
- Forecasters expect 10-20mm of rain widely and 50mm over Dartmoor, with 57 flood warnings and 117 alerts as of Saturday evening, amid ongoing flood risk.
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