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| Chesterfield: Inquiry into Derbyshire Police response over flooding death | Chesterfield: Inquiry into Derbyshire Police response over flooding death |
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| Maureen Gilbert was found dead in the water in her house in Tapton Terrace on Saturday | Maureen Gilbert was found dead in the water in her house in Tapton Terrace on Saturday |
| A police force has referred itself to a watchdog after an 83-year-old woman died during flooding. | A police force has referred itself to a watchdog after an 83-year-old woman died during flooding. |
| Maureen Gilbert was found dead by her son at her home in Chesterfield on Saturday morning. | Maureen Gilbert was found dead by her son at her home in Chesterfield on Saturday morning. |
| Derbyshire Police said her death was still being investigated. | Derbyshire Police said her death was still being investigated. |
| The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said it received a mandatory referral in relation to the force's response to flooding and an assessment was being carried out. | |
| Maureen Gilbert's house on Sunday after the flooding | Maureen Gilbert's house on Sunday after the flooding |
| In a statement issued on Monday, Derbyshire Police said: "The referral is mandatory due to officers being involved with the evacuation of homes in the area on Friday evening. | |
| "This was part of a multi-agency response in which the force was supporting colleagues from Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service who were evacuating properties." | "This was part of a multi-agency response in which the force was supporting colleagues from Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service who were evacuating properties." |
| Mrs Gilbert's neighbours in Tapton Terrace said five feet of water had engulfed the inside of their properties "within minutes" of the River Rother bursting its banks. | Mrs Gilbert's neighbours in Tapton Terrace said five feet of water had engulfed the inside of their properties "within minutes" of the River Rother bursting its banks. |
| A house in Tapton Terrace, Chesterfield, on Sunday after flooding | A house in Tapton Terrace, Chesterfield, on Sunday after flooding |
| On Saturday, about 400 homes in Chesterfield were flooded and many people had "no idea where they're going to be living", said local MP Toby Perkins. | On Saturday, about 400 homes in Chesterfield were flooded and many people had "no idea where they're going to be living", said local MP Toby Perkins. |
| Specialist water rescue teams also worked to save stranded motorists. | Specialist water rescue teams also worked to save stranded motorists. |
| Across Derbyshire, about 1,700 homes were evacuated over the weekend after heavy rainfall led to flooding. | Across Derbyshire, about 1,700 homes were evacuated over the weekend after heavy rainfall led to flooding. |
| Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service (DFRS) said more than 100 people had to be rescued in the county on Friday. | |
| Among those evacuated were 20 people at a care home in Duffield and residents living in 18 homes in Ironville were also told to leave. | |
| A spokesperson for the IOPC said: "We have received a mandatory referral from Derbyshire Constabulary in relation to this and we are now carrying out an assessment to determine what further action is required from us." | |
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| Storm Babet | Storm Babet |
| Floods | Floods |
| Chesterfield | Chesterfield |