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Storm Francis chaos as 70mph winds strike with cars stranded on flooded roads

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Campers have been rescued, cars are stranded on submerged roads and homes have been swamped by floodwater as Storm Francis batters the UK with 70mph winds and a month's worth of rain.

Firefighters launched two rescue boats after 7am to collect a group of campers who were next to a fast-flowing river in St Clears in Carmarthenshire, South Wales.

About a foot of water had inundated homes in Llanelli as Wales was hammered by the second named storm of August, which is now feeling like an early start to autumn.

There were reports of crashes as Britons still commuting despite the coronavirus pandemic faced treacherous driving conditions during the morning rush - including roads that were submerged or blocked by fallen trees - and train delays

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