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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. |
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." | |
'Cut in half' | |
The Met Office said the flood followed heavy thunderstorms and rain in Cornwall and Devon on Tuesday afternoon. | |
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." |