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30 April 2012 Last updated at 18:26
April is the wettest month for 100 years
This has been the wettest April in the UK for over 100 years, with some areas seeing three times their usual average, figures from the Met Office show.
Some 121.8mm of rain has fallen, beating the previous record of 120.3mm which was set in 2000.
Flood warnings are in place with up to 20mm to 30mm of rain forecast for southern England on Monday night.
A 52-year-old man has died after his car became submerged at a ford south of Newbury following heavy rain.
The man and his dog died when a Toyota Yaris was trapped in "5ft of fast-flowing water" as it drove across the ford on Thornford Road, Compton Wood.
The Badminton Horse Trials, in Gloucestershire, have been cancelled for the second time in their history because of a waterlogged course.
The Met Office has issued an amber warning with severe weather expected in parts of Devon, Dorst and Somerset.
