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| Flash flooding in Cambridgeshire traps drivers, cuts off power | Flash flooding in Cambridgeshire traps drivers, cuts off power |
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| Torrential rain in Cambridgeshire caused a river bank to collapse and left 856 homes without power. | Torrential rain in Cambridgeshire caused a river bank to collapse and left 856 homes without power. |
| The flash flooding has also closed Tesco stores in Bar Hill and March. | The flash flooding has also closed Tesco stores in Bar Hill and March. |
| BBC Weather said more than 50mm of rain fell on the county in an hour, which caused the parts of the river bank in March to subside. | |
| One Tesco shopper told BBC Radio Cambridgeshire water was "pouring through the ceiling near the fresh fish counter". | One Tesco shopper told BBC Radio Cambridgeshire water was "pouring through the ceiling near the fresh fish counter". |
| It is not clear when the stores will reopen. | It is not clear when the stores will reopen. |
| Richard Mayer, 32, became trapped in his car at Bar Hill about 17:00 BST. He was visiting to buy a home in the area. | |
| Speaking from the vehicle he said: "Water is lapping over the kerb now. People can walk through it, but it's far more than you'd want to drive through. | Speaking from the vehicle he said: "Water is lapping over the kerb now. People can walk through it, but it's far more than you'd want to drive through. |
| "I'm sitting in my car on the pavement in order to maintain some height just down from the Bar Hill roundabout near Tesco. | "I'm sitting in my car on the pavement in order to maintain some height just down from the Bar Hill roundabout near Tesco. |
| "There are cars everywhere and the flooding is getting worse as people are trying to drive through it, but their engines are cutting out which is causing them to block the road." | |
| Drivers are being advised to avoid the A428 westbound between Hardwick and Dry Drayton, which is blocked due to flooding. | Drivers are being advised to avoid the A428 westbound between Hardwick and Dry Drayton, which is blocked due to flooding. |
| A rest centre has been opened in St John the Evangelist Parish Hall in Queens Street March - 10 people have sought help there so far, said Fenland District Council. |