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One person has been killed following a landslide in west Wales and a man
died after being swept away by rough seas in Brighton, East Sussex.
Police in west Wales said the individual died at the scene on the A484, one of the areas worst affected by the torrential downpours and flooding.
They said officers were "dealing with" the landslide, with the road near the village of Cwmduad in Carmarthenshire, remaining closed.
Specialist officers are supporting the family of the deceased, whose age and gender has not been released.
The coastguard said a man died after being swept away by rough seas in Brighton at 1.30am on Saturday.
He was found in water near Brighton Palace Pier but was pronounced dead by paramedics.
People have been warned by the coastguard to take extra care near water during the stormy weather.
The deaths on Saturday came after rivers - including the Towy in Wales - burst their banks and people were left without power as the west of Britain saw heavy rainfall.
Parts of south Wales were severely affected with photographs showing towns partially submerged.
Southern and eastern parts of the UK escaped the extreme weather completely and experienced warm temperatures in the mid-20s.
The Met Office said Donna Nook in Lincolnshire saw the warmest October day in seven years with temperatures reaching 26.5C (79.7F).
But elsewhere, transport networks were plagued with delays with the severe conditions affecting train services between Preston and Scotland, and rail services across the whole of Wales and southwest England.
About 100 sheep were also swept away in floodwater at Pontargothi in west Wales. Officers called for anyone who finds "washed up" sheep to alert them.
Wales had an amber rain warning in place until 6pm and warned of danger to life from fast-flowing floodwater, as well as power cuts.
Operations manager for Natural Resources Wales, Huwel Manley, told Sky News: "This is amongst the most significant flooding in southwest Wales for many years.
"We have seen very high levels of rainfall and, at times today, we had over 40 flood warnings in place."
In the town of Crickhowell in the Brecon Beacons national park, where the River Usk burst its banks, some properties were also flooded, with up to 4ft of water.
Pub landlord Howard Baker told Sky News: "The water rose very quickly. The emergency services have been pumping it out.
"The bar area, restaurant area and kitchen is all gone. At its worst, we had 3ft-4ft of water."
The bad weather is expected to clear up a little overnight but more rain will push up through the southwest in the early hours of Sunday.
Met Office meteorologist Simon Partridge said: "The areas that have seen the bulk of the sunshine over the last couple of days will then be under the cloud, with patchy, light rain and drizzle at times.
"Those areas further west which have seen huge amounts of rain will finally turn drier, brighter, with some decent sunny spells developing by the end of the day on Sunday."
Scotland and Northern Ireland should largely have dry, clear conditions through Sunday.
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Police in west Wales said the individual died at the scene on the A484, one of the areas worst affected by the torrential downpours and flooding.
They said officers were "dealing with" the landslide, with the road near the village of Cwmduad in Carmarthenshire, remaining closed.
Specialist officers are supporting the family of the deceased, whose age and gender has not been released.
The coastguard said a man died after being swept away by rough seas in Brighton at 1.30am on Saturday.
He was found in water near Brighton Palace Pier but was pronounced dead by paramedics.
People have been warned by the coastguard to take extra care near water during the stormy weather.
The deaths on Saturday came after rivers - including the Towy in Wales - burst their banks and people were left without power as the west of Britain saw heavy rainfall.
Parts of south Wales were severely affected with photographs showing towns partially submerged.
Southern and eastern parts of the UK escaped the extreme weather completely and experienced warm temperatures in the mid-20s.
The Met Office said Donna Nook in Lincolnshire saw the warmest October day in seven years with temperatures reaching 26.5C (79.7F).
But elsewhere, transport networks were plagued with delays with the severe conditions affecting train services between Preston and Scotland, and rail services across the whole of Wales and southwest England.
About 100 sheep were also swept away in floodwater at Pontargothi in west Wales. Officers called for anyone who finds "washed up" sheep to alert them.
Wales had an amber rain warning in place until 6pm and warned of danger to life from fast-flowing floodwater, as well as power cuts.
Operations manager for Natural Resources Wales, Huwel Manley, told Sky News: "This is amongst the most significant flooding in southwest Wales for many years.
"We have seen very high levels of rainfall and, at times today, we had over 40 flood warnings in place."
In the town of Crickhowell in the Brecon Beacons national park, where the River Usk burst its banks, some properties were also flooded, with up to 4ft of water.
Pub landlord Howard Baker told Sky News: "The water rose very quickly. The emergency services have been pumping it out.
"The bar area, restaurant area and kitchen is all gone. At its worst, we had 3ft-4ft of water."
The bad weather is expected to clear up a little overnight but more rain will push up through the southwest in the early hours of Sunday.
Met Office meteorologist Simon Partridge said: "The areas that have seen the bulk of the sunshine over the last couple of days will then be under the cloud, with patchy, light rain and drizzle at times.
"Those areas further west which have seen huge amounts of rain will finally turn drier, brighter, with some decent sunny spells developing by the end of the day on Sunday."
Scotland and Northern Ireland should largely have dry, clear conditions through Sunday.
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