Flood alerts in UK as heavy rain sweeps in:
LONDON— Torrential rain pelted a large swath of Britain on Friday, flooding roads, canceling concerts and turning practice for the British Grand Prix into a puddle-churning ordeal. Authorities issued almost 200 flood alerts or warnings across the country.
The Meteorological Office, the national weather agency, said downpours were likely from southwestern England all the way up north to Glasgow in Scotland and across the Irish Sea to Northern Ireland.
Organizers of Sunday's British Grand Prix race told thousands of Formula 1 fans to stay away from qualifying sessions on Saturday after the deluge made some parking lots unusable.
"We've been in emergency meetings every two ho...
Keep on reading: Flood alerts in UK as heavy rain sweeps in
LONDON— Torrential rain pelted a large swath of Britain on Friday, flooding roads, canceling concerts and turning practice for the British Grand Prix into a puddle-churning ordeal. Authorities issued almost 200 flood alerts or warnings across the country.
The Meteorological Office, the national weather agency, said downpours were likely from southwestern England all the way up north to Glasgow in Scotland and across the Irish Sea to Northern Ireland.
Organizers of Sunday's British Grand Prix race told thousands of Formula 1 fans to stay away from qualifying sessions on Saturday after the deluge made some parking lots unusable.
"We've been in emergency meetings every two ho...
Keep on reading: Flood alerts in UK as heavy rain sweeps in
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