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| Train stuck in flood water after storms in southern England | Train stuck in flood water after storms in southern England |
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| Passengers had to be rescued from a train after it became trapped in flood water during a night of storms in southern England. | |
| Ninety people on the train, which got stuck near Corsham, Wiltshire, were trapped for four hours. | Ninety people on the train, which got stuck near Corsham, Wiltshire, were trapped for four hours. |
| Commuters using First Great Western and Southeastern railways are being warned of cancellations due to heavy rain. | Commuters using First Great Western and Southeastern railways are being warned of cancellations due to heavy rain. |
| Lightning also struck across Bristol and in Wiltshire and Dorset where two houses were seriously damaged. | |
| The First Great Western service travelling between London Paddington and Swansea became stranded in flood water shortly after 01:00 BST on Friday at Pound Pill in Corsham. | |
| The train came to a halt in a cutting where water was up to one metre-deep (3ft) in places within the space of an hour. | The train came to a halt in a cutting where water was up to one metre-deep (3ft) in places within the space of an hour. |
| Dan Payne from First Great Western said: "We had to keep them fed and watered until we could get them to a place of safety and with the help of the fire brigade and emergency services evacuate them by around half-past four this morning." | Dan Payne from First Great Western said: "We had to keep them fed and watered until we could get them to a place of safety and with the help of the fire brigade and emergency services evacuate them by around half-past four this morning." |
| The train was reversed and taken where there was less flood water, where the passengers could disembark and be taken home by taxi. | |
| Engineers are at the site waiting for the flood water to subside before they can check to see if it is safe to move the train. | Engineers are at the site waiting for the flood water to subside before they can check to see if it is safe to move the train. |
| Signalling has also been affected in the area. | |
| A Met Office warning said the thunderstorms are forecast to move through to Wales and the Midlands. | A Met Office warning said the thunderstorms are forecast to move through to Wales and the Midlands. |
| Forecaster Nicola Willis said there had been between 0.4 and 0.8ins (10 and 20mm) of rainfall over a four-hour period this morning. | Forecaster Nicola Willis said there had been between 0.4 and 0.8ins (10 and 20mm) of rainfall over a four-hour period this morning. |
| "That is quite a significant amount of rainfall," she said. "There have also been quite a few lightning strikes over that period." | "That is quite a significant amount of rainfall," she said. "There have also been quite a few lightning strikes over that period." |
| Wiltshire Fire and Rescue service also said it had received more than 200 calls for assistance from 21:00 BST on Thursday due to the severe weather. | Wiltshire Fire and Rescue service also said it had received more than 200 calls for assistance from 21:00 BST on Thursday due to the severe weather. |
| In Steeple Ashton, the high street in the village was hit by floods overnight. | In Steeple Ashton, the high street in the village was hit by floods overnight. |
| Southeastern said there had been a complete loss of signalling between Otford and Eynsford, affecting services between Ashford International and London Victoria via Maidstone East. | Southeastern said there had been a complete loss of signalling between Otford and Eynsford, affecting services between Ashford International and London Victoria via Maidstone East. |
| In Melksham, Wiltshire, one couple's home was struck causing "significant damage" to the roof and loft space. | |
| In Dorset, another house in Wootton Fitzpaine, near Lyme Regis was left with "extensive damage" after being hit by lightning. | |
| A large number of properties in the area were also without power. | |
| Several flats were flooded in Dawlish, Devon, after heavy rainfall overnight, Devon and Somerset Fire Service said. | Several flats were flooded in Dawlish, Devon, after heavy rainfall overnight, Devon and Somerset Fire Service said. |