Storm Chandra: flooding and travel disruption hit UK as police warn against travel in parts of Devon –as it happened
by Tom Ambrose (now) and Fran Singh (earlier) from World news | The Guardian on (#734B4)
Weather warnings, including danger to life' flood threat in Devon, are in place across much of the UK with major travel disruption expected
Some of the rainfall totals in the south-west of England for the last 24 hours has almost totalled the average for the entire month, BBC News reports.
Here is a list of some notable rainfalls:
100mm (3.9in) White Barrow (South Dartmoor)
75mm (3in) Marden Down (Dartmoor)
73mm (2.8in) Ottery St Mary's
60mm (2.4in) Ashcombe (Teignbridge)
51mm (2in) Wendron (South-west Cornwall)
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