A woman has died after becoming submerged in floodwater as parts of England were deluged with a month's worth of rain in a day.

Her body was found hours after she was swept into Derbyshire's River Derwent.

Elsewhere, people have been evacuated from their homes as rivers reached record levels in some areas.

During a visit to the area, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: "We need to prepare and we need to be investing in defences."

The Derwent is expected to peak in Derby city centre at 22:00 GMT, while police have ordered the closure of a main route into the city.

The woman was reported to have been swept away by floodwater in Rowsley, near Matlock, in the early hours of Friday and the body was found about two miles away in Darley Dale.

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Derbyshire Police said her family had been informed and formal identification was yet to take place.

Mark Hopkinson, who witnessed the emergency operation to find the woman, said he saw police officers and mountain rescuers searching in the area.

"We saw a little drone go up and the coastguard helicopter came, and that was then circling, hovering over some trees," he said.