
Prime Minister Gordon Brown is having telephone calls with Cabinet colleagues to assess the government's response.
Emergency services are taking the strain.The West Midlands Ambulance Service has made a plea for people not to call unless it is an emergency.And Hereford and Worcester Fire Service said it had received more than 2,000 calls in 27 hours.It has so far rescued more than 750 people who were stranded in cars, caravans, houses and boats.
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