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Heavy rain causes flooding in Nottinghamshire | Heavy rain causes flooding in Nottinghamshire |
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Heavy rain has caused flooding across parts of Nottinghamshire. | Heavy rain has caused flooding across parts of Nottinghamshire. |
About 2.6in (68mm) of rain fell in the space of 30 minutes on Tuesday evening, causing disruption to roads and public transport services. | About 2.6in (68mm) of rain fell in the space of 30 minutes on Tuesday evening, causing disruption to roads and public transport services. |
Many homes have been damaged and flood warnings were in place on the River Leen in Bulwell, following the thunderstorms. | Many homes have been damaged and flood warnings were in place on the River Leen in Bulwell, following the thunderstorms. |
Thurgarton village remains waterlogged after the nearby brook burst its banks, trapping people in their homes. | Thurgarton village remains waterlogged after the nearby brook burst its banks, trapping people in their homes. |
Emergency services in the county said they had been inundated with calls about flooding during Tuesday evening | |
Floods of tears | |
On Mansfield Road in Nottingham some cars were left stranded and in Sherwood one woman was trapped in her vehicle after it became stuck in a manhole. | On Mansfield Road in Nottingham some cars were left stranded and in Sherwood one woman was trapped in her vehicle after it became stuck in a manhole. |
Moira Housley, who lives on Haydn Road in Sherwood said: "It was awful. I looked outside and the water was coming over the pavement. | |
"I told my youngest son to get all the towels he could and we put them under the doors and windowsills in the house. | |
"I was about an ankle deep in water so I took my children upstairs and by the time my husband got to us he was waist deep at the road level." | |
She said it took about 10 minutes for the downstairs of her house to flood, adding that her five-year-old son was in "floods of tears" because he was so frightened. | |
Flood water also spread across the corridors at Nottingham City Hospital, prompting a call for visitors to stay away for the night. | |
About 100 homes were flooded in Southwell and many roads including the A614, A612, and A6097 had to close. | |
In Arnold, a community centre's wall collapsed and shops and businesses on Front Street could not prevent flood water from entering its buildings. | In Arnold, a community centre's wall collapsed and shops and businesses on Front Street could not prevent flood water from entering its buildings. |
Fabio Milone, who lives Thurgarton village, said: "There's damage to the carpets and we have no electricity, no telephone. | Fabio Milone, who lives Thurgarton village, said: "There's damage to the carpets and we have no electricity, no telephone. |
"Our business as well [has been affected] because we work from home." | "Our business as well [has been affected] because we work from home." |
The county was the wettest place in the UK, according to BBC Weather. | The county was the wettest place in the UK, according to BBC Weather. |
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