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M1 in West Yorkshire closed in flash flooding | M1 in West Yorkshire closed in flash flooding |
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Torrential rain in West Yorkshire caused the closure of the M1 motorway and led to several homes being flooded. | |
The M1 was closed between junctions 48 and 45 southbound and between junctions 43 and 46 northbound after flooding left debris on the carriageways. | |
Police said the closure followed at least three collisions. The road was reopened at 03:00 BST. | |
In east Leeds, firefighters pumped water from flooded homes after drains backed up in Swillington and Garforth. | |
Some residents spent the night away from their homes. On one street in Swillington, Neville Grove, the fire service said about 10 homes were affected. | |
A traffic officer dealing with the M1 closure said the conditions were "horrendous". | |
He said he had not seen road conditions like it in 20 years. | |
Sgt Duncan Street said rain water had run into gullies and brought a large amount of rocks, debris and stones on to the carriageway. | |
He added: "We had at least three confirmed collisions in the space of a few minutes because of the volume of rain that was falling and the conditions at the time were very, very dangerous for the public." |