A village near Machynlleth was one of the wettest places in the UK this morning after more than three days worth of rain fell in seven hours.

Whole swathes of land throughout South Wales were – and still remain – underwater. And firefighters worked around the clock to ensure those in need were rescued.

The following Tweet is an observation of soil erosion and loss from an agricultural field in rural England during a rainfall event. This was documented on Twitter by Dave Throup, Environment Agency Manager for Herefordshire and Worcestershire. General overviews of increasing rainfall and soil degradation in the UK are attached.

It is believed that the area was once-fertile land and a township stretching for 20 miles.

Rivers burst their banks, homes were flooded and travel was impacted as Wales was battered by Storm Callum.

There was no evidence of physical harm to the eight-legged creatures, but there was still plenty of concern as to why they were all abandoning their regular ocean home.

An incredibly rare octopus invasion may have been caused by recent storms. Storm Ophelia, quickly followed by Storm Brian caused huge waves and storm surges as gusts of up to 80 mph hit the Welsh coast.