UK issues rare 'danger to life' warning over Storm Dennis

 Storm Dennis swept across Britain on Sunday with army drafted in to help deal with heavy flooding and high winds, officials warning it could be "life-threatening" in South Wales.

government wear ncy issued a rare red warning for area, saying re was a risk of "significant impacts from flooding" that included a "danger to life from fast-flowing water, extensive flooding to property and ro closures".

Almost 200 flood warnings were in place early on Sunday, extending from Scotland's River Tweed to Cornwall in southwest England. Winds of over 90 miles per hour (150 kilometres per hour) were recorded in Aberdaron, south Wales.

Ministry of Defence h earlier deployed troops in West Yorkshire, rrn England, which suffered bly from flooding caused by last weekend's Storm Ciara. "Our armed forces are always rey to support local authorities and communities whenever y need it," said defence minister Ben Wallace.

British Airways and easyJet confirmed y h grounded flights, while two bodies were pulled from rough seas off south England coast on Saturday as storm barrelled in.

One of men is assumed to have been subject of a search triggered when an LPG tanker reported that one of its crew was unaccounted for. He was last seen several hours earlier.