Person dies in mudslide in Carlton-in-Cleveland after ‘danger to life’ weather warnings, cops reveal
ONE PERSON has died in a mudslide in North Yorkshire after “danger to life” weather warnings were issued.
The horror took place at around 1.15pm in Carlton-in-Cleveland, near Middlesbrough.
No one else was injured in the incident as police cordoned off the area, which sits on the edge of the North York Moors.
A police spokesperson said: “We can confirm that one person has sadly died as a result of the incident.
“Our thoughts are with their family and friends during this difficult time.
“We ask the public to avoid the area to allow our teams to work efficiently and to respect the privacy of those affected.
“We are actively gathering information and will provide further updates as soon as we can.
“We would ask the public to refrain from speculation and spreading unverified information.”
The Met Office has warned more severe weather is still to come as some parts of the UK will see a month’s rainfall in just 24 hours.
Tom Morgan, a meteorologist at the Met Office, told the PA news agency that the “worst is yet to come”.
He said: “There was a lot of rainfall overnight in the north-west and southern Scotland, as well as in areas such as the Midlands, East Anglia and the Home Counties.
“The wettest area was Drayton Parslow in Buckinghamshire which saw 68.8mm in the last 24 hours.
“That’s almost a month’s rainfall in one day.
“For comparison, most other areas have seen an average of half a month’s rain in the same amount of time.
“But there is a lot of rain still to come in the next 12 to 24 hours, particularly in north Wales and north-west England.
“There could be some flooding in north Wales until midday on Thursday.”
A 24-hour amber warning for rain has been in place across parts of North Wales and north-west England, including Manchester and Liverpool, since midday on Wednesday.
A yellow warning for rain covers the north of England, the Midlands and north and central Wales until 6am on Thursday, while another is also in place for southern and eastern Scotland until 6pm on Thursday.
Much of the south coast is likely to see lightning, with a yellow warning for thunderstorms in place until 7pm on Wednesday.