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| UK floods: 70 people and horses rescued in Lancashire | 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 as bad weather hit the UK. | More than 70 people and 20 horses had to be rescued from floods in Lancashire as bad weather hit the UK. |
| Emergency crews received up to 500 calls with Lancaster and Galgate the worst affected places. | |
| Roads are shut and rail services have been suspended by floods in north Wales and snow is forecast across Scotland. | Roads are shut and rail services have been suspended by floods in north Wales and snow is forecast across Scotland. |
| There are currently 24 flood warnings in place in the north west, which has left rail services running at a reduced speed. | |
| Two lanes on the M6 motorway southbound are shut, between junctions 35 and 36 and the A6 at Galgate is closed in both directions. | |
| More than 160 properties in Thornton-Cleveleys are without power due to the weather, Electricity North West confirmed. | |
| 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. | 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. |
| People had to abandon their cars were abandoned and homes were flooded when the River Conder in Galgate burst its banks on Wednesday evening. | 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. | 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. | "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 said: "It was bucket versus river and the river won." |
| She added her cooker, washer, dishwasher boiler were "all gone". | She added her cooker, washer, dishwasher boiler were "all gone". |
| Electricity North West said the weather had caused "intermittent power cuts" in Preston and Ulverston. | |
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