At least three people died in severe storms which brought devastation to large parts of Britain in summer 2007.

One man drowned after after his foot became trapped in a drain in Hull, while another man was killed while trying to cross a flooded road in Sheffield.

Elsewhere, a tornado swept through Shropshire, hundreds of businesses and homes were flooded and cars were swept away as more rain fell in 24 hours across Britain than usually falls in the entire month of June.