Emergency services check the bridge that collapsed due to flooding on Tuesday in Tadcaster, northern England, Wednesday Dec. 30, 2015. Another storm is expected to hit many of the flood affected areas of Britain on Wednesday. (Joe Giddens/PA via AP) UNITED KINGDOM OUT
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LONDON (AP) - Heavy rains and gusty winds are causing more problems for residents in large swaths of Britain. Officials say 5,500 homes in Scotland lost power Wednesday as gale-force winds hit.
About 3,000 homes in England and Wales were also reported to be without electricity.
However, the number of "severe" flood warnings has dropped as many rivers in northern England are receding from record-high levels.
Environmental officials warn that the ground remains heavily saturated, making it likely that more rains could quickly lead to flooding.
Officials also asked the public to stay away from parts of Tadcaster, 205 miles (330 kilometers) north of London, where a bridge said to date from around 1700 collapsed on Tuesday because of rising water in the River Wharfe.
Local residents look at the bridge that collapsed due to flooding on Tuesday in Tadcaster, northern England, Wednesday Dec. 30, 2015. Another storm is expected to hit many of the flood affected areas of Britain on Wednesday. (Joe Giddens/PA via AP) UNITED KINGDOM OUT
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A car is left abandoned in flood water, after flooding was caused by Storm Frank, in Newton Stewart, Scotland, Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP) UNITED KINGDOM OUT - NO SALES - NO ARCHIVES
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A submerged telephone box is seen after flooding caused by Storm Frank, in Perthshire, Scotland, Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015. (Catriona Webster/PA via AP) UNITED KINGDOM OUT - NO SALES - NO ARCHIVES
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A sign is submerged in floodwater in Straiton, Scotland Wednesday Dec. 30, 2015. Another storm is expected to hit many of the flood affected areas of Britain on Wednesday. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP) UNITED KINGDOM OUT
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A man holds his pair of shoes as he wades through floodwater in Straiton, Scotland Wednesday Dec. 30, 2015. Another storm is expected to hit many of the flood affected areas of Britain on Wednesday. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP) UNITED KINGDOM OUT
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Sandbags are seen on a wall as Storm Frank causes in flooding in Ullswater, Cumbria, England, Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015. (Owen Humpries/PA via AP) UNITED KINGDOM OUT - NO SALES - NO ARCHIVES
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