Flooding latest: Major train disruption and 150 flood warnings as Storm Bert leaves trail of destruction

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Further travel disruption is hitting the UK this morning in the aftermath of Storm Bert
Great Western Railway tells passengers "do not attempt travel on any route" - see which other train lines are affected
More than 150 flood warnings are in force, including one "danger to life" warning in Northamptonshire
The forecast: Storm Bert will continue to influence the UK’s weather today, but it doesn’t look as wet or windy for most of us, our ��ý Weather presenter Helen Willetts says
A yellow weather warning for strong winds is in force across parts of Scotland until 10:00
South Wales has experienced some of the worst impacts - Welsh First Minister Eluned Morgan says the floods are "absolutely devastating"

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Edited by Johanna Chisholm

Major rail disruption persistspublished at 05:28 Greenwich Mean Time
Flooding and high winds brought by Storm Bert have caused significant travel disruption across the country.
The most affected areas appear to be the routes linking London with the west of England and Wales.
Network Rail has advised people not to travel today on the following routes:
- Penzance to London Paddington
- Newport to London Paddington
- Bristol Parkway to London Paddington
- Bristol Temple Meads, Swindon, Reading to London Paddington
- Worcester to London Paddington
- Exeter St Davids to Okehampton and Exeter to Barnstaple
Several other rail lines are also closed or expecting serious disruption, including:
- All lines between Plymouth and Gunnislake are closed, as well as those between Liskeard and Looe
- Some lines in the Northampton area are blocked
- The line between Great Malvern and Hereford is closed
- Trains will not run between Lancaster and Barrow-in-Furness until Friday
This list is not exhaustive - check the National Rail website or with your train operator before travelling.
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Hundreds of flood warnings issued as Storm Bert threatens torrential downpourspublished at 05:26 Greenwich Mean Time
Adam Durbin
Live editor
Image source, PA Media
Image caption,
Firefighters pumping flood waters from a flooded road in Pontypridd
Storm Bert has brought widespread travel disruption to the country over the weekend and looks set to do the same into this morning, with torrential rains bringing a significant risk of flooding to many.
There are currently 188 flood warnings in place, the vast majority of which are in England and Wales.
While the Met Office's weather warnings have now expired, Bert looks set to continue to bring disruption after what the first minister of Wales called "devastating" floods over the weekend.
Several major roads were closed over the weekend, rail lines had delays or were closed, flights were cancelled and hundreds of thousands of homes had power cuts.
Five people have died since Storm Bert hit the country on Friday, including a dogwalker who went missing in Wales and a man whose car was hit by a falling tree in Hampshire.
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