UK weather: Travel chaos as storms batter Britain sparking FLOODS and LANDSLIDES

HEAVY rain will spark travel chaos in parts of the UK after flooding forced residents to evacuate their homes.
Forecasters said today's milder air will continue to melt the snow and ice that battered Britain last week.
The Government has since issued eight major flood warnings and another 52 flood alerts.
But the weather will ease later on today, with temperatures reaching up to 10C in Plymouth

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