Boy, seven, dies in flood-hit UK town; parents and 15 others fall ill

A seven-year-old boy died and 17 people, including his parents and police officers, were taken to hospital after falling ill in a flood-hit town.

The parents of the boy, reportedly named as Zane Gbangbola, were in a serious condition as it emerged that flooding which struck vast swathes of southern Britain may have been a factor in the emergency.