An MP has accused the Met Office of incompetence in a “clear underestimation” of the impact of Storm Bert, as communities continue a huge clean-up after torrential rain and widespread flooding.

While the Met Office said it was "committed to learning the lessons" the forecasting and meteorological body also pointed out that rainfall totals were in line with its predictions and warnings.

The Met Office has issued yellow warnings for rain in parts of the southwest and southeast.

The Met Office said it wasn't "clear" that the flood risk posed as big of a risk to the South Wales Valleys as Storm Dennis did in 2020 but would look at how things could be improved with working to b

The Met Office has been criticised for failing to issue sufficient weather warnings in flood-hit parts of Wales.

Curtis, Labour MP for Cardiff West, said Met Office weather warnings for the storm should have been amber or red, and his constituents had been ‘let down’ by the f