Birmingham driver forced to abandon 4x4 in flooded ford during Storm Claudia

A 4x4 was abandoned after its driver attempted to navigate a flooded ford on the River Cole in Hall Green, Birmingham, during Storm Claudia. Smashed windows suggest a desperate escape from the raging waters.A major incident has been declared as Storm Claudia's destruction rumbles on, with yet more rain and flooding set to lash large swathes of England and Wales.A yellow rain warning covering central and northern England, the South West and Wales lifted at 6am, but the dangerous conditions show little sign of easing.