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| Clean-up begins in Walsden in Todmorden after floods | Clean-up begins in Walsden in Todmorden after floods |
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| A major clean-up is under way after a flash flood burst through homes and severely damaged roads in a Pennine area of West Yorkshire. | A major clean-up is under way after a flash flood burst through homes and severely damaged roads in a Pennine area of West Yorkshire. |
| Walsden, in Todmorden, was hit by up to 18in (46cm) of water on Monday night. | Walsden, in Todmorden, was hit by up to 18in (46cm) of water on Monday night. |
| The flood caused "sheer devastation", according to residents, as it poured from a culvert and down a side street, ripping chunks out of the road surface. | The flood caused "sheer devastation", according to residents, as it poured from a culvert and down a side street, ripping chunks out of the road surface. |
| Total rainfall in the area on Monday was more than half the monthly average for July, Calderdale Council said. | Total rainfall in the area on Monday was more than half the monthly average for July, Calderdale Council said. |
| About 20 homes are thought to have been flooded. | About 20 homes are thought to have been flooded. |
| Most of the damage to properties was caused by sewage, flood water and silt in cellars and the ground floors of homes, the council said. | Most of the damage to properties was caused by sewage, flood water and silt in cellars and the ground floors of homes, the council said. |
| 'Sheer devastation' | 'Sheer devastation' |
| Walsden resident Roger Stansfield, who was cleaning up his property on Tuesday, said: "It started raining really heavily and within 15 minutes this road was completely flooded to the depth of my wellington boots. | Walsden resident Roger Stansfield, who was cleaning up his property on Tuesday, said: "It started raining really heavily and within 15 minutes this road was completely flooded to the depth of my wellington boots. |
| Flood warden Keith Crabtree said an "unprecedented" amount of rain had caused "sheer devastation". | Flood warden Keith Crabtree said an "unprecedented" amount of rain had caused "sheer devastation". |
| He said: "Every road in and out of Todmorden was flooded and there's still a lot of water coming off the hillside. | He said: "Every road in and out of Todmorden was flooded and there's still a lot of water coming off the hillside. |
| "It happened so quickly. The floods 12 months ago took three days to build up. | "It happened so quickly. The floods 12 months ago took three days to build up. |
| "This one, we just got three-quarters of an hour of cloudburst and there's just nothing you can do about that." | "This one, we just got three-quarters of an hour of cloudburst and there's just nothing you can do about that." |
| 'Really scary' | 'Really scary' |
| Becky Morville, who is six months pregnant, said she vainly attempted to hold back the tide as the ground floor of her home was engulfed. | Becky Morville, who is six months pregnant, said she vainly attempted to hold back the tide as the ground floor of her home was engulfed. |
| "It was really scary. I had to push my back against the door with my feet on the stairs just so the door wouldn't come through. | "It was really scary. I had to push my back against the door with my feet on the stairs just so the door wouldn't come through. |
| "But then it all started to come up through the front room and through the skirting boards into the kitchen." | "But then it all started to come up through the front room and through the skirting boards into the kitchen." |
| During the flooding, railway lines were submerged and Walsden railway station was closed for several hours as maintenance crews repaired the tracks. | During the flooding, railway lines were submerged and Walsden railway station was closed for several hours as maintenance crews repaired the tracks. |
| Flood alerts for Todmorden and Walsden have been lifted but residents should monitor local forecasts, the Environment Agency said. | Flood alerts for Todmorden and Walsden have been lifted but residents should monitor local forecasts, the Environment Agency said. |
| Teams were working to prevent any further flooding by clearing debris from streams and unblocking culverts, a spokesman added. | |
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