Households in the UK are being urged to stock up on first aid supplies on Monday (December 1) with heavy rain forecast to lash some areas. The Met Office has issued a rare 24-hour "danger to life" amber warning for rain, with residents warned of potential flooding and power cuts.

The warning, which is in place from 12am until 11.59pm on Monday, covers a large part of Wales , including Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Carmarthenshire, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire, Neath Port Talbot, Newport, Pembrokeshire, Powys, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Swansea, Torfaen, Vale of Glamorgan. The Met Office states: "Heavy rain is likely to bring some disruption and probable flooding on Monday."

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