Residents in Leicestershire have reported their phones emitting a siren to warn of severe flooding, with a major incident being declared by Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service.

The Met Office has said rainfall in the East Midlands will ease gradually through the day, but temperatures are not expected to exceed 5C. The forecasters predict there will be further rain overnight, which will become heavy for a time in the early hours of Monday morning.

Serious flooding swamped parts of England and snow forced three airports to close temporarily as wet and icy weather combined to extend travel chaos that has plagued the U.K. since the start of the ye

Leicestershire Police has said the most severely affected areas include Melton, Rutland and south Leicestershire - with flood warnings in place in Charnwood. The A617 is still closed in Chesterfield in Derbyshire.

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