Country in chaos after flash floods and storms

Thunder storms, bursting river banks and flash floods caused chaos across the country yesterday, with the unsettled weather expected to continue over the next few days.A major hunt was launched for a teenage soldier feared drowned after he was washed away in a swollen river near Catterick, North Yorkshire. In Northern Ireland such was the damage caused by relentless rain over the last few days that the Stormont Executive announced emergency payments of £1,000 for each household affected.Elsewhere, 100 factory workers were trapped upstairs in a building in Minworth, Warwickshire, after the ground floor flooded with water levels reaching six feet. Train travel was severely disrupted and commuters on many of England's motorways reported long delays. All over the country motorists had to be rescued from their cars, including a kidney dialysis patient who had to be winched from her vehicle en route to hospital.Heavy rain was expected to continue overnight in many parts before easing today.
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