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Fresh heavy rain warning issued amid hundreds of flood alerts

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The Met Office has issued a fresh weather warning for heavy rain, with more than 200 flood alerts still in place.

The new yellow warning is for southwest England and large parts of South Wales, and lasts from 12pm on Monday to midnight.

It spans Cornwall to Portsmouth, with affected areas in Wales including Cardiff.

Other areas within the warning include Truro, Plymouth, Torquay, Exeter and Taunton.

Further east, Weymouth, Wareham, Southampton, Salisbury and Chichester are affected.

In Wales, the warning also spans across Swansea, Newport and St David’s.

Meanwhile, the Environment Agency has 88 flood warnings in place, mostly across southwest England and the East and West Midlands.

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There are also 223 flood alerts.

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A flood warning means flooding is expected, and an alert means flooding is possible.

The Met Office said on Thursday that rain had fallen every day of 2026 so far in southwest England and South Wales.

There has been 50% more rainfall than usual in both, the forecaster added.

Both have experienced a far wetter than average January, with 50% more rainfall than usual, the forecasters said.

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