It has been a wet Christmas for many people in the south of England, where more than 1,000 homes have been flooded due to heavy rainfall.<br /><br />Around 7,000 properties remained without power on the evening of Thursday, December 26.<br /><br />The UK Environment Agency said it expected the stormy weather to continue for the next few days.<br /><br />The north of Italy has been hit by high winds, heavy rain and snow in several areas, which has caused transport disruption and several injuries.<br /><br />Two families had to be evacuated from their homes in Premana, in the Lombardy region – after a mudslide covered part of the town.<br /><br />A skier is in a critical condition after being swept up by an avalanche in the mountains near Bardonecchia, which is close to Turin.
