Parts of the UK were battered by heavy rain on Monday with some areas seeing as much as 83mm of rain, almost half of the country's average December rainfall. An amber warning signalling possible 'danger to life' is in effect until midnight and says 'fast flowing or deep floodwater is possible, which could cause a danger to life' in the majority of South Wales.

Parts of the UK were battered by heavy rain on Monday with some areas seeing as much as 83mm of rain, almost half of the country's average December rainfall. An amber warning signalling possible 'danger to life' is in effect until midnight and says 'fast flowing or deep floodwater is possible, which could cause a danger to life' in the majority of South Wales.