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Torquay seafront road closed in flooding | Torquay seafront road closed in flooding |
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The seafront road in Torquay was closed because of flooding after a night of heavy rain. | The seafront road in Torquay was closed because of flooding after a night of heavy rain. |
The road was reopened later and First Great Western train services resumed on the track at Dawlish after flooding led to cancellations. | The road was reopened later and First Great Western train services resumed on the track at Dawlish after flooding led to cancellations. |
Flooding also affected a number of shops in Bridge Street and Mill Street in Kingsbridge, south Devon. | Flooding also affected a number of shops in Bridge Street and Mill Street in Kingsbridge, south Devon. |
Flood warnings are in place for several areas of south Devon, including Aveton Gifford, Salcombe and Kingsbridge. | Flood warnings are in place for several areas of south Devon, including Aveton Gifford, Salcombe and Kingsbridge. |
Taxi driver Nick Sord, 50, from Kingsbridge said: "It was worst at high tide this morning when the sea was topping the quay. | Taxi driver Nick Sord, 50, from Kingsbridge said: "It was worst at high tide this morning when the sea was topping the quay. |
"It's easing off now and the rain has stopped but there's still a lot of water on the roads around the town." | "It's easing off now and the rain has stopped but there's still a lot of water on the roads around the town." |
Forecasters said the heavy rain would spread east on Friday. | Forecasters said the heavy rain would spread east on Friday. |
Trains which follow the coast line at Dawlish were disrupted for more than a week in November by flooding and a mudslide. | Trains which follow the coast line at Dawlish were disrupted for more than a week in November by flooding and a mudslide. |
Passengers' groups have called for a solution on the line which connects Devon and Cornwall with the rest of the country. | Passengers' groups have called for a solution on the line which connects Devon and Cornwall with the rest of the country. |