The sky could not have looked more foreboding over Portsmouth on Sunday night IslandVisions/BNPSA man in his 80s died early yesterday after his car was submerged during flash flooding in the West Midlands. The extreme weather struck as other parts of the UK were bathed in sunshine, although temperatures failed to reach those experienced last month. Police, firefighters and ambulance staff were called to the stranded vehicle in the Rushall area of Walsall shortly after 2am and are said to have had to swim to reach the man inside. He was taken to Walsall Manor Hospital but died shortly afterwards. Residents of Selly Oak, Birmingham, endured flash floods Michael Scott/CatersMore than a month’s rain fell in parts of Birmingham in one hour on…

Source: The Times May 28, 2018 17:08 UTC