Heavy rain, storm and snow hit Britain

Severe storms and snowfalls hit parts of Britain Tuesday, sparking a number of flood alerts and leaving thousands of
homes without power.
A band of heavy rain swept through southern Britain, accompanied
by strong winds coming in from the Atlantic, which earlier hit parts
of France, DPA reported.
Meanwhile, heavy snow has been falling in the British Midlands,
Wales and Gloucestershire, where 3,000 homes have been left without
electricity.
Bristol Airport in south-west Britain was closed overnight due to
deteriorating weather conditions and snowfall, but reopened early
Tuesday.
In the southern county of Somerset, fire crews rescued some 20
people from their cars stuck in flood water.