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Main rail line closed by floods England braced for severe floods
(30 minutes later)
The West Coast Mainline has been forced to close between Lancaster and Preston due to flooding. Flooding has closed one of England's key rail routes and there are threats to homes across the country.
Network Rail said the railway line was flooded in Lancashire at Oubeck, Barton and Broughton, forcing closure. The West Coast Mainline was closed in Lancashire between Lancaster and Preston disrupting services between London and Scotland.
Trains from Scotland were being terminated at Lancaster, while services from Birmingham and London were terminating at Preston. Residents across England have been warned of serious flood danger after days of heavy rain.
Coaches are being organised to take passengers between Preston and Lancaster, Network Rail said. By 1200 GMT on Monday, seven severe flood warnings and 83 flood warnings were in place across England and Wales.
'Extreme danger'
The Environment Agency sounded flood sirens in Louth and Horncastle in Lincolnshire on Monday to give people advance warning.
Residents were told to protect their homes as water levels on the River Ludd continued to rise.
In West Yorkshire, the Environment Agency said there could be "extreme danger" to life and property in parts of Huddersfield, where the River Colne was expected to peak at 1330 GMT.
But in Oxfordshire and Berkshire, flood warnings were downgraded after water levels dropped significantly.
Due to the closure of the West Coast Mainline, trains from Scotland were being terminated at Lancaster, while services from Birmingham and London were terminating at Preston.
Coaches were being organised to take passengers between Preston and Lancaster, Network Rail said.