M48 Severn Bridge reopens after high winds

The M48 Severn Bridge has reopened after wind and rain caused heavy travel disruption on Sunday.

The motorway was reopened to traffic in both directions between J1 (Aust) and J2 (Chepstow) at about 21:00 GMT after an 11-hour closure.

One lane of the M5 between J21 (Weston-super-Mare) to J20 (Clevedon) has also reopened being shut due to flooding.

A total of five flood warnings are in place around Yeovil, in Somerset, and Warminster and Salisbury in Wiltshire.

A yellow weather warning for wind was issued by the Met Office for much of Bristol, Gloucestershire and Somerset on Sunday, which has now ended.

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