'Our armed forces are always ready to support local authorities and communities whenever they need it.'
An ambulance stands submerged in flood water after the River Taff burst its banks in Nantgarw, south of Ponypridd, Wales, on February 16 2020, after Storm Dennis caused flooding across large swathes of Britain.Storm Dennis swept across Britain on Sunday with the army drafted in to help deal with heavy flooding and high winds, officials warning it could be"life-threatening" in South Wales.
Almost 200 flood warnings were in place early on Sunday, extending from Scotland's River Tweed to Cornwall in southwest England.The Ministry of Defence had earlier deployed troops in West Yorkshire, northern England, which suffered badly from flooding caused by last weekend's Storm Ciara.
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