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| Flash floods 'worst in a decade' | Flash floods 'worst in a decade' |
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| A clear-up operation is set to begin after heavy rain caused flash-flooding chaos that left people trapped in cars and their homes. | A clear-up operation is set to begin after heavy rain caused flash-flooding chaos that left people trapped in cars and their homes. |
| Emergency crews have been inundated with calls after the rain swept in on Tuesday night, affecting an area from Gloucestershire to Shropshire. | Emergency crews have been inundated with calls after the rain swept in on Tuesday night, affecting an area from Gloucestershire to Shropshire. |
| Hereford and Worcester Fire Service took 300 calls in just a few hours. | |
| At Hampton Loade in Shropshire, rain washed away the main village road, leaving people trapped in their homes. | |
| "It was the most amazing speed of flooding that we've had since the great Easter flood of that year," a fire spokesman said. | "It was the most amazing speed of flooding that we've had since the great Easter flood of that year," a fire spokesman said. |
| Marooned | Marooned |
| He said the worst-affected area was in north-west Worcestershire, where several people had to be rescued. | He said the worst-affected area was in north-west Worcestershire, where several people had to be rescued. |
| Motorists were left stranded in their cars, in the Tenbury Wells area, and rising waters trapped mobile homeowners on a caravan site in Far Forest. | Motorists were left stranded in their cars, in the Tenbury Wells area, and rising waters trapped mobile homeowners on a caravan site in Far Forest. |
| A coastguard helicopter, from Raf Kinloss was called in after the owner of a mill in Astley, near Stourport-on-Severn, became marooned when a brook was transformed into fast-moving water. | A coastguard helicopter, from Raf Kinloss was called in after the owner of a mill in Astley, near Stourport-on-Severn, became marooned when a brook was transformed into fast-moving water. |
| However, the waters receded before the helicopter arrived, and firefighters were able to reach the man and his dog to help them to safety. | However, the waters receded before the helicopter arrived, and firefighters were able to reach the man and his dog to help them to safety. |
| "We also had to rescue a 92-year-old man and his 13-year-old grand-daughter from a cottage in the grounds of nearby Witley Court, because of rising floodwaters," said the fire spokesman. | "We also had to rescue a 92-year-old man and his 13-year-old grand-daughter from a cottage in the grounds of nearby Witley Court, because of rising floodwaters," said the fire spokesman. |
| "Fortunately the helicopter was not needed for any rescues, but it did do a search of the area." | "Fortunately the helicopter was not needed for any rescues, but it did do a search of the area." |