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American citizens quarantined on a cruise ship injapan are to be flown home, after a jump in the number of new cases of cronavirus on board. And in half an hour here on bbc news, the week in Parliament Takes a look at this weeks surprising cabinet moves, in Boris Johnsons reshuffle. Good afternoon. A Major Incident has been declared in south wales as the strong winds and heavy rain from storm dennis causes flooding and disruption across the uk. There are a Record Number of flood alerts and flood warnings in england. Travel continues to be affected. Helena wilkinson has the latest. In south wales this lunchtime, a Major Incident has been declared. Emergency crews are dealing with landslides like this, and widespread flooding. This is what residents in the village of nantgarw near cardiff woke to this morning. A road now looking more like a river, the sheer volume of water left cars submerged. Emergency services had to rescue people as the water levels rose, including this elderly lady.
Warnings in england. Travel continues to be affected. Helena wilkinson has the latest. In south wales this lunchtime, a Major Incident has been declared. Emergency crews are dealing with landslides like this, and widespread flooding. This is what residents in a village near cardiff woke to this morning. A road now looking more like a river, the sheer volume of water left car is submerged. Emergency services had to rescue people as the water levels rose, including this elderly lady. And this is a high street in pontypridd in south wales. Not everyone heeded the dont drive through flood water advice. I workjust down on the corner, and i had to leave at eight oclock last night because of the floods, so to come down this morning and see it like this is a shock. Others have been left stranded. That is what one family woke up to in crickhowell while on holiday. Is what one family woke up to in crickhowell while on holidaylj is what one family woke up to in crickhowell while on holiday. I can
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And the former Manchester United goalkeeper harry gregg, who survived the 1958 munich air crash, has died at the age of 87. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Communities across britain are facing another day of flooding and travel chaos as storm dennis continues to batter the country. Police have called off rescue efforts for a woman missing near tenbury in worcestershire, saying they are now mounting a recovery operation. Almost 300 flood warnings are in place including five severe warnings in worcestershire, shropshire, and herefordshire, which indicate a danger to life. The heavy rain is causing travel disruption with some roads being closed, and damaged rail lines meaning cancellations and delays. Our news correspondent Graham Satchell has this report. A helicopter hovers over the welsh town of crickhowell. From on board, you can see the coast guard getting ready to rescue people trapped in their caravan. It was a weekend of devastating floods and emergency rescues. In na