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The 17-year-old died after the 4x4 she was travelling in plunged into floodwater in a remote area of forestry in Powys, mid Wales.

As family members and friends were informed of the tragedy, Northern Ireland, Scotland and northern areas of England and Wales were hit by another deluge.

Motorists faced long tailbacks on the road and a busy weekend of sport was hit, with race meetings in Warwickshire, Newcastle, Merseyside, Worcestershire, and Dublin cancelled after 11th hour inspections.

The Environment Agency (EA) warned the threat of flooding was likely to increase as rainwater drained into river systems in the coming hours.

There was one severe flood warning in place covering parts of south east Manchester, and more than 200 flood warnings or watches covering swathes of the UK.

Claire Austin, forecaster for MeteoGroup, the weather division of the Press Association, said rainfall would not be as heavy as Friday.

She added: "It is quite different to yesterday as there are no solid bands - we expect 30 to 40mm in the north, while the rest of the UK can expect 10 to 15mm of rain."

An Environment Agency spokesman said: "The threat of flooding is likely to increase, we cannot say how serious it might be until the rain has stopped falling."

The Met Office issued severe weather warnings across large swathes of the country, including all of Wales, south-west England, the North West, the West Midlands and parts of Northern Ireland.