As many as 11 UK towns could face disruption from heavy rain and flooding, including travel problems and power outages, as Storm Bert brings further chaos on Sunday.

Currently, the Met Office calls on the population to prepare for potential flooding and the repercussions they could have in several large cities.

Mainly southern towns have been issued a yellow weather warning for heavy rain, including Portsmouth, Oxford, Bath, Gloucester, Exeter, Bristol, Plymouth and Truro as well as Brighton.

In South Wales, Swansea and Cardiff are affected.

The rest of the UK is not yet under a rain warning, but rain is still forecast for many cities, including London, Leeds, Newcastle and Manchester.

THE Met Office said in its forecast: “Heavy rain will affect much of the UK this weekend. Rain is forecast to develop across the south west and south of England on Saturday morning, becoming particularly heavy and persistent overnight and into Sunday. Accumulations of 50 to 75 mm are expected to drop quite significantly during this period.

“It is possible that some places over Dartmoor could see 100-150mm. Strong southerly winds will accompany the heavy rain and could locally exacerbate the impacts. The rain will become less heavy through Sunday as it becomes will clear irregularly towards the east.”

In its opinion on the yellow weather warning, the Met Office urges households to prepare for the potential effects of flooding.

He adds: “Check whether your property could be at risk of flooding. If so, consider preparing a flood plan and emergency flood kit.

“Give yourself every chance to avoid delays by checking road conditions if you are driving, or bus and train timetables, and changing your travel plans if necessary.

“People cope better with power outages when they prepare for them in advance. It’s easy to do: consider gathering flashlights and batteries, a cell phone power bank, and some other essential items.”

Dozens of red flood warnings have been issued across England, meaning flooding is expected and residents and business owners should ‘act now’, according to the Environment Agency (EA) .

THE Met Office said Storm Bert is likely to cause “dangerous coastal conditions” and disruption across southern England and parts of Wales until 9pm on Sunday with a yellow wind warning in place.

The Met has also issued a yellow weather warning for Sunday in parts of south-east Wales and Herefordshire, which is active until 1 p.m.

The National Weather Service has warned that some communities could be cut off by flooded roads, particularly in the west of England.

Heavy and persistent rain is expected to hit south-west England until Sunday, with a chance that some areas of Dartmoor could receive 100-150mm of rain, according to the Met Office said.

Strong winds will exacerbate the impact of heavy rains across the country.

Travel disruptions continue until Sunday and ferry operator DFDS has canceled services on some routes until Monday, including its crossings from Newhaven to Dieppe.

It comes after as much as 64.4mm of rain fell in Capel Curig, north Wales, in 12 hours on Saturday and wind gusts of up to 82mph were recorded in the Welsh village .

A man in his 60s has died after a tree fell on a car on the A34 near Winchester, Hampshire Police said.

The force was called to the southbound carriageway between Kings Worthy and Winnall at 7.47am on Saturday and found the driver of a black Mercedes E350 dead at the scene. Officers are investigating whether the incident is storm-related.

Two more fatal collisions occurred as the storm moved into England.