UK weather: Met Office issues threat-to-life warning after heavy rainfall

Emergency services search for person feared swept away by River Severn wave

A threat-to-life warning has been issued as parts of Britain brace for two more days of heavy rain, ahead of some snowfall and the leftovers of a hurricane later this week.

On Monday, emergency services were searching for a person apparently swept away by the River Severn, after a yellow weather warning was issued for parts of Wales and the Midlands.