A third man was found dead in the west English town of Tewkesbury as Britain braced itself for more flooding amid forecasts of heavy rain for central and southern England and south Wales overnight from Saturday to Sunday, media reports said, according to dpa. The body of the 19-year-old, who had been missing for over a week, was found in a submerged field, police said. A man and his son had died earlier this week as they tried to pump water out of a cellar in a rugby club. The region has been hit by the worst floods in 60 years with 15,000 homes damaged by the water, the BBC reported, quoting insurance companies. The damages were expected to amount to 5 billion pounds (10.27 billion dollars). People had to remain on the alert as water levels could rise quickly, environmental authorities warned. Meanwhile, police in the worst-hit region of Gloucestershire urged people not to travel and instead to stay at home as road blocks were possible. Water companies across the country have been sending tankers to thousands of people whose water supplies were contaminated, while the Red Cross has been delivering food parcels, reports said. More than 130,000 households in Gloucestershire are without water supply. Vandals face imprisonment if they damage tankers, police warned. Some people had even urinated into the tanks, police said and experts have warned of a rat infestation as they could be swept out of the canals and carry diseases.
