The Met Office has issued new weather warnings with travel chaos expected as Storm Benjamin hurtles toward the UK .

Major swathes of the UK will fall under yellow rain and wind warnings on Thursday as Storm Benjamin sweeps across the country. The Met Office warned parts of England and Wales will see the potential for disruption to travel and localised flooding in some areas.

Met Office forecasters also warned of a slight chance of power cuts and loss of other services to some homes and businesses. There is also a risk some of the areas will be cut off due to flooded roads.

Regions in England that are forecast to be affected include:

Lincolnshire

Cambridgeshire

Essex

Norfolk

Peterborough

Suffolk

East Riding of Yorkshire

Kingston upon Hull

North East Lincolnshire

North Linc

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