Sri Lanka, Feb. 8 -- The UK Met Office has issued a fresh weather warning for heavy rain, with more than 200 flood alerts still in place.

The new yellow warning is for large parts of southern England and South Wales, and lasts from 12pm on Monday to midnight. Up to 30mm of rain is predicted to fall in some places.

Affected areas include Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Portsmouth, Southampton and West Sussex.

In southwest England, areas include Cornwall, Devon, and Dorset, with Cardiff, Swansea and Newport among affected areas in Wales.

The Met Office said: "Bands of rain and heavy showers will move east across southern parts of England and Wales during Monday afternoon and evening."

It added: "10-15mm of rain is likely fairly widely wi...