Urgent flood warnings issued across UK with Greater Manchester set for torrential rain

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Dozens of flood warnings and alerts have been issued across the UK as more heavy rain is forecast - with Greater Manchester braced for downpours.

Heavy showers lashed the UK on Sunday, the heaviest of which were in the Midlands - where more than 21mm of rain fell in Warwickshire in just a few hours, the Mirror reports.

More downpours are forecast this week, with 133 flood alerts and 34 flood warnings issued by the Environment Agency. Most of the alerts are for the south of England, but the Met Office predicts much of the UK will see more rain. "Heavy rain will (tonight) move into western areas later in the night with brisk winds", a forecast on the Met Office website said. READ NEXT: Police close main road in Bolton after 'serious' crash "Staying frost free under the blanket of cloud.

Outbreaks of rain will spread across the UK tomorrow, turning heavy at times." The flood warnings - where 'flooding is expected and residents should act now' - are in areas around the River Severn near Gloucester, properties along the Somerset coast in and around Portishead, and several warnings for groundwater flooding across the West Wiltshire Downs near Warminster.