UK coastal towns braced for floods as evacuations begin

Warnings of life-threatening floods are in place along the east coast of Britain as the UK is battered by heavy rain, high winds and snow.

The UK Environment Agency upped its warning as police prepared to evacuate thousands of residents of Jaywick, Essex, and soldiers have been deployed to Skegness on the Lincolnshire coast where about 3,000 residents have been urged to leave their homes or move upstairs.