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| Drivers rescued from flood water | Drivers rescued from flood water |
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| Four people have been rescued from vehicles which were engulfed by "waist high" flood water in Greenock. | Four people have been rescued from vehicles which were engulfed by "waist high" flood water in Greenock. |
| An elderly disabled man was removed from a car and taken to Inverclyde Hospital for treatment. | An elderly disabled man was removed from a car and taken to Inverclyde Hospital for treatment. |
| Strathclyde Fire and Rescue also helped two men from a van and a woman from a lorry. They did not require treatment. | Strathclyde Fire and Rescue also helped two men from a van and a woman from a lorry. They did not require treatment. |
| The vehicles were caught in rising flood water in the town's Cumberland Road and Westmorland Road at about 1420 GMT on Friday. | The vehicles were caught in rising flood water in the town's Cumberland Road and Westmorland Road at about 1420 GMT on Friday. |
| A spokeswoman for the fire service said the incidents had now been dealt with but the emergency services would remain at the scene for some time. | A spokeswoman for the fire service said the incidents had now been dealt with but the emergency services would remain at the scene for some time. |
| Richard Duncan, group commander with Strathclyde Fire and Rescue, said the disabled man who had been rescued had been in fear for his life. | |
| "We were called out to a flooding incident where we had reports of a gentleman trapped in his vehicle up to waist height," he said. | "We were called out to a flooding incident where we had reports of a gentleman trapped in his vehicle up to waist height," he said. |
| "The gentleman was extremely upset and was quite concerned that he wasn't going to be able to get out. | "The gentleman was extremely upset and was quite concerned that he wasn't going to be able to get out. |
| "We managed to calm him down and, using specialist personal protection equipment, manhandle him out of the vehicle and hand him over to the Scottish Ambulance Service." | "We managed to calm him down and, using specialist personal protection equipment, manhandle him out of the vehicle and hand him over to the Scottish Ambulance Service." |