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Lancashire floods: 70 people rescued in floods UK floods: 70 people and horses rescued in Lancashire
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More than 70 people and 20 horses had to be rescued from floods in Lancashire overnight. More than 70 people and 20 horses had to be rescued from floods in Lancashire as bad weather hit the UK.
Emergency services in the county received about 500 calls with Lancaster and Galgate the worst affected places. Emergency crews received about 500 calls with Lancaster and Galgate the worst affected places.
Two lanes on the M6 motorway southbound have been shut between junctions 35 and 36 and the A6 at Galgate is closed in both directions. Roads are shut and rail services have been suspended by floods in north Wales and snow is forecast across Scotland.
There are currently nine flood warnings and 12 flood alerts in place across Lancashire. There are currently nine flood warnings and 12 flood alerts in place across Lancashire, which has left rail services running at a reduced speed.
Are you in or have you been rescued from a flooded area? If it's safe to do so, you can share your experience by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. Two lanes on the M6 motorway southbound are also shut, between junctions 35 and 36 and the A6 at Galgate is closed in both directions.
Please include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. You can also contact us in the following ways: Rail lines that were shut between Preston and Lancaster have reopened, according to Virgin Trains, but services are running at reduced speed on all lines.
Or use the form below People had to abandon their cars were abandoned and homes were flooded when the River Conder in Galgate burst its banks on Wednesday evening.
Resident Maggie Wild, whose cellar was flooded, said: "[I] came home and thought it is pretty high and it is still going to rain all night so I better start moving stuff out of the way.
"It just came in faster and faster... and there came a point when we were bucketing it out and we had pumps going on it.
She said: "It was bucket versus river and the river won."
She added her cooker, washer, dishwasher boiler were "all gone".