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Flash flood sweeps through Coverack in Cornwall Flash flood sweeps through Coverack in Cornwall
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Flash flooding has seen torrents of water sweep through a Cornish village.Flash flooding has seen torrents of water sweep through a Cornish village.
Residents in Coverack, on the Lizard Peninsula, have reported roads being blocked and hailstones the size of 50 pence pieces smashing windows.Residents in Coverack, on the Lizard Peninsula, have reported roads being blocked and hailstones the size of 50 pence pieces smashing windows.
The coastguard said two people trapped in a house had been airlifted to safety, but four remain in the building.The coastguard said two people trapped in a house had been airlifted to safety, but four remain in the building.
Emergency services have asked people to avoid the area and not attempt to drive through any flood water.Emergency services have asked people to avoid the area and not attempt to drive through any flood water.
'Massive flood' Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service said its crews were attending "multiple flooding-related incidents".
It urged people to "avoid this area".
Karla Wainwright, who works at the Paris Hotel, said: "This afternoon we could tell it was going to get about stormy, then about 3pm it hit.Karla Wainwright, who works at the Paris Hotel, said: "This afternoon we could tell it was going to get about stormy, then about 3pm it hit.
"There were hailstones as big as 50p pieces and a lot of small panes in our windows are broken.""There were hailstones as big as 50p pieces and a lot of small panes in our windows are broken."
Ms Wainwright said the storm continued for an hour and a half.Ms Wainwright said the storm continued for an hour and a half.
"Once it cleared off then we could see a massive flood of water coming down the main way into Coverack," she said. "Once it cleared off then we could see a massive flood of water coming down the main way into Coverack."
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Or use the form below Bill Frisken, a local councillor in Coverack, said he could not access the centre of the village because the main road is underwater.
Describing the speed with which the flood hit, he said: "It was almost instantaneous."
"The village has effectively been cut in half, you can't cross the river," he added.
Mr Frisken said he and his wife had to bail water out of their kitchen, while their garage was also flooded.
"It was several feet of water coming down and pouring into the house. The depth of water was immense."