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| Flood victim was former Derbyshire High Sheriff Annie Hall | |
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| A woman swept to her death by a flooded river was Derbyshire's former High Sherriff Annie Hall, police have said. | |
| Her body was pulled from the River Derwent near Matlock on Friday, as persistent rain caused floods across Yorkshire and the Midlands. | |
| Derbyshire Chief Constable Peter Goodman said he was "shocked and deeply saddened" by the death of his friend. | Derbyshire Chief Constable Peter Goodman said he was "shocked and deeply saddened" by the death of his friend. |
| Seven severe flood warnings - deemed a threat to life - remain in place on the River Don in South Yorkshire. | |
| Flooding has caused evacuations and travel disruption, with trains still not running in parts of the East Midlands. | |
| Services are cancelled on the Matlock-Derby-Nottingham route and diversions are in place between Derby and Chesterfield, adding about 30 minutes to journeys. | |
| South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue said it had declared a major incident on Friday night and firefighters had rescued more than 40 people from the Fishlake area, near Doncaster. | |
| Deputy Chief Fire Officer Alex Johnson advised people to "keep themselves safe, help each other and don't drive into flood water". | |
| Residents from 12 homes in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, are still unable to return home after a mudslide on Thursday led to 35 properties being evacuated. | |
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