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| Regulars rally to clear up pub deluged by flood | Regulars rally to clear up pub deluged by flood |
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| Cimi Kazazi rescued a woman from a stranded car as his restaurant was flooded | |
| A pub owner has thanked villagers who rallied round to help clean up his business after it was deluged with floodwater. | A pub owner has thanked villagers who rallied round to help clean up his business after it was deluged with floodwater. |
| Water rose up to 2.5ft (76cm) inside the Italian Greyhound, in Great Glen, Leicestershire, on Monday, which destroyed fittings, furnishings and equipment, ruined stock and left a thick layer of mud behind when the flooding receded. | Water rose up to 2.5ft (76cm) inside the Italian Greyhound, in Great Glen, Leicestershire, on Monday, which destroyed fittings, furnishings and equipment, ruined stock and left a thick layer of mud behind when the flooding receded. |
| Owner Cimi Kazazi, who made national headlines after he waded out into floodwater to rescue a woman stranded in a car, said volunteers had unexpectedly turned up to help staff clear up. | Owner Cimi Kazazi, who made national headlines after he waded out into floodwater to rescue a woman stranded in a car, said volunteers had unexpectedly turned up to help staff clear up. |
| Mr Kazazi, 50, said as a result of the help he had received, he now hoped the business might be able to reopen later in January. | Mr Kazazi, 50, said as a result of the help he had received, he now hoped the business might be able to reopen later in January. |
| Mr Kazazi said he "didn't think twice" about going to the aid of the driver | Mr Kazazi said he "didn't think twice" about going to the aid of the driver |
| "The damage is beyond words and the business is paralysed," Mr Kazazi said. | "The damage is beyond words and the business is paralysed," Mr Kazazi said. |
| "The damage is everywhere. The water was very high and stayed there for two days. | "The damage is everywhere. The water was very high and stayed there for two days. |
| "It's the electrics, the appliances and the floor and the cellar and the hotel rooms. Everything is not usable. | "It's the electrics, the appliances and the floor and the cellar and the hotel rooms. Everything is not usable. |
| "It's very hard to estimate what the cost will be, but it will be very, very big." | "It's very hard to estimate what the cost will be, but it will be very, very big." |
| He added: "I am broken and devastated to see the business like this, but there is light at the end of the tunnel. | He added: "I am broken and devastated to see the business like this, but there is light at the end of the tunnel. |
| "I have had incredible support and love from the community and beyond. | "I have had incredible support and love from the community and beyond. |
| "It means the world - the word thank you is not enough." | "It means the world - the word thank you is not enough." |
| Mr Kazazi said it was too soon to estimate how the cost of the damage caused by the flooding | Mr Kazazi said it was too soon to estimate how the cost of the damage caused by the flooding |
| Nicky Swires, who was one of the volunteers, spent five hours helping clean the restaurant on Wednesday. | Nicky Swires, who was one of the volunteers, spent five hours helping clean the restaurant on Wednesday. |
| She said: "I've been coming to this pub for more than 30 years. | She said: "I've been coming to this pub for more than 30 years. |
| "When I saw the floods I just wanted to go down and help and when I arrived there were so many people helping. | "When I saw the floods I just wanted to go down and help and when I arrived there were so many people helping. |
| "It was lovely to see people trying to put it all back together. | "It was lovely to see people trying to put it all back together. |
| "There were new faces and old faces. There was a real camaraderie." | "There were new faces and old faces. There was a real camaraderie." |
| Much of the pub is still covered in filth from the flooding | Much of the pub is still covered in filth from the flooding |
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