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| Clear-up after UK flash flooding | Clear-up after UK flash flooding |
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| A huge clear-up operation is under way after torrential rain caused flash flooding in parts of England, Wales and Scotland, with water entering homes. | A huge clear-up operation is under way after torrential rain caused flash flooding in parts of England, Wales and Scotland, with water entering homes. |
| Somerset and Devon were especially badly affected, with roads submerged and people trapped in their homes. | Somerset and Devon were especially badly affected, with roads submerged and people trapped in their homes. |
| A young woman died in Dorset when her car crashed off the road during a heavy rain storm. | A young woman died in Dorset when her car crashed off the road during a heavy rain storm. |
| At Crawley in East Sussex, dozens of residents of a care home had to be led to safety. | At Crawley in East Sussex, dozens of residents of a care home had to be led to safety. |
| On Saturday night the Environment Agency had 258 floods warnings in place, 100 in the South West, 48 in the Midlands, and 30 in Wales. | On Saturday night the Environment Agency had 258 floods warnings in place, 100 in the South West, 48 in the Midlands, and 30 in Wales. |
| In Somerset, an 86-year-old man died after his car became caught up in flooding in a country lane near South Petherton. | |
| Henry Collier, a gardener who lived in Over Stratton, was described as a "lovely, lovely man" by his local vicar, the Reverend David Jasper. | Henry Collier, a gardener who lived in Over Stratton, was described as a "lovely, lovely man" by his local vicar, the Reverend David Jasper. |
| Thirty other people were rescued from their vehicles and homes, and more than 200 people in the county found their cellars and ground floors under water. | Thirty other people were rescued from their vehicles and homes, and more than 200 people in the county found their cellars and ground floors under water. |
| Floating | Floating |
| Officers are investigating whether the weather was a factor in an accident on the A35 near Poole, which killed a 22-year-old female motorist. | Officers are investigating whether the weather was a factor in an accident on the A35 near Poole, which killed a 22-year-old female motorist. |
| Train services between London, Bristol and the south-west of England were disrupted. | Train services between London, Bristol and the south-west of England were disrupted. |
| Norman Evans, of Devon and Somerset Fire Service, said the service had received hundreds of calls. | Norman Evans, of Devon and Somerset Fire Service, said the service had received hundreds of calls. |
| Road conditions were "atrocious", he said. The worst hit areas were said to be Chard, Ilminster, Shepton Mallet and Street. | Road conditions were "atrocious", he said. The worst hit areas were said to be Chard, Ilminster, Shepton Mallet and Street. |
| In the village of Walton, near Street, residents Jane and Tony Bird said their 11-year-old son, Jack, who had slept on a mattress downstairs with friends, woke up floating. | In the village of Walton, near Street, residents Jane and Tony Bird said their 11-year-old son, Jack, who had slept on a mattress downstairs with friends, woke up floating. |
| Swansea Coastguard has reported that a helicopter had been deployed to flooded areas in the county. | Swansea Coastguard has reported that a helicopter had been deployed to flooded areas in the county. |
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| Flooding scenes in Exeter, Street, Walton, Bruton and Wellington | |
| Six people were rescued from their homes in Weymouth in Dorset after a river burst its banks and in Wiltshire, fire crews attended 80 flooded homes and answered a total of 200 calls requesting help. | Six people were rescued from their homes in Weymouth in Dorset after a river burst its banks and in Wiltshire, fire crews attended 80 flooded homes and answered a total of 200 calls requesting help. |
| Fire crews have pumped water out of about 60 properties, and they are warning several households may not be able to return home for days, if not weeks. | Fire crews have pumped water out of about 60 properties, and they are warning several households may not be able to return home for days, if not weeks. |
| Further north in Cheshire, fire crews rescued a woman from the roof of her car shortly before 0700 GMT after she became stranded because of floodwater in Crewe. | Further north in Cheshire, fire crews rescued a woman from the roof of her car shortly before 0700 GMT after she became stranded because of floodwater in Crewe. |
| The weather also caused problems for sport, with persistent rain resulting in the abandonment of Cheltenham Racecourse's meeting on Saturday. | The weather also caused problems for sport, with persistent rain resulting in the abandonment of Cheltenham Racecourse's meeting on Saturday. |
| Meanwhile, flooding has caused problems for householders in parts of mid and west Wales. | Meanwhile, flooding has caused problems for householders in parts of mid and west Wales. |
| Firefighters pumped out properties in Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire after heavy rain overnight. | Firefighters pumped out properties in Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire after heavy rain overnight. |
| The most calls were from Fishguard with others coming from Newcastle Emlyn, Llanelli, Haverfordwest and Pontardawe. | The most calls were from Fishguard with others coming from Newcastle Emlyn, Llanelli, Haverfordwest and Pontardawe. |
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