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| Floods and power cuts after storm | Floods and power cuts after storm |
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| Severe weather, including thunder and lightning, has led to flash flooding and power cuts in parts of Devon. | Severe weather, including thunder and lightning, has led to flash flooding and power cuts in parts of Devon. |
| Western Power Distribution confirmed there were about 2,000 homes without power in the Exeter area. | Western Power Distribution confirmed there were about 2,000 homes without power in the Exeter area. |
| Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said firefighters were called to a house in Tiverton which had been struck by lightning. | |
| A number of cars were trapped in flood water at Countesswear Roundabout in Exeter, but no-one was injured. | |
| Devon County Council emergency control room, which was "inundated" with telephone calls, said the volume of water had forced a hole in the road on the B3181 between Pinhoe and Broadclyst near Park Lane. | |
| The Met Office said severe weather was likely to continue for much of the day. | The Met Office said severe weather was likely to continue for much of the day. |
| A Western Power spokesman said engineers were out working to restore supplies, but because of the risk of lightning, he was unsure how long power would be down. | A Western Power spokesman said engineers were out working to restore supplies, but because of the risk of lightning, he was unsure how long power would be down. |