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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 riverbank to collapse, left 856 homes without power, trapped drivers and closed two supermarkets.
The flash flooding has also closed Tesco stores in Bar Hill and March. Bad weather in Lincolnshire led to homes being evacuated and an air display being cancelled.
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. BBC Weather said 50mm of rain fell in Cambridgeshire in an hour, damaging the riverbank in March.
One Tesco shopper told BBC Radio Cambridgeshire water was "pouring through the ceiling near the fresh fish counter". A Tesco shopper said water was "pouring through the ceiling near the fresh fish counter".
It is not clear when the stores will reopen. In Lincolnshire, the Environment Agency issuing a number of flood warnings.
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. Louth, south of Grimsby, was the worst affected place with several homes evacuated. Friskney near Skegness was among other places affected.
In Cambridgeshire, 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.""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. Cambridge Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS) said they received more than 115 flood-related calls during the afternoon, the majority of which were in the March area. In some parts of the town water was reported to be waist deep.
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. Group Commander Ryan Stacey said: "We have seven crews currently in the March, Doddington and Wisbech St Mary areas, assisting with evacuating residents, salvaging and pumping water out of homes.
"The exact number of properties affected cannot be confirmed, but we understand that we are assisting currently at least 60 properties."
He warned: "Don't try to drive through standing water - as well as the water damaging your car, there may be hazards under the water you can't see."
A rest centre was opened in St John the Evangelist Parish Hall in Queens Street March.