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| Addenbrooke's Hospital flood halts scheduled surgery | Addenbrooke's Hospital flood halts scheduled surgery |
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| A flood at a Cambridge hospital has led to all elective surgery being put on hold. | A flood at a Cambridge hospital has led to all elective surgery being put on hold. |
| Part of Addenbrooke's Hospital basement, where sterilisation equipment is kept, was flooded when torrential rain hit parts of the county overnight. | Part of Addenbrooke's Hospital basement, where sterilisation equipment is kept, was flooded when torrential rain hit parts of the county overnight. |
| Patients have been warned to expect "some disruption". | Patients have been warned to expect "some disruption". |
| "We are currently assessing how many of our planned operations can go ahead today," a hospital spokesman said. | |
| "All our other services are running as normal, but we are asking patients considering coming to A&E to seek alternative care if possible." | "All our other services are running as normal, but we are asking patients considering coming to A&E to seek alternative care if possible." |
| Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service received 54 emergency calls related to flooding in the Cambridge area between 00:00 and 05:00 BST. | Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service received 54 emergency calls related to flooding in the Cambridge area between 00:00 and 05:00 BST. |
| A number of residents were helped in flooded properties in Norfolk Terrace, Mill Road, Armitage Way, Trumpington Road and Barnwell Road in the city, a spokesman said. | |
| Businesses on Barnwell Road in Cambridge were hit by "vast quantities of water", A fire service spokesman said. | |
| One of these was a pet store, but no animals were affected. | |
| The basement of the Scott Polar Research Institute on Lensfield Road was also flooded. | |
| Polar research archive material is stored in the basement, however a staff member said it was not believed anything had been damaged as documents were stored "high up on plinths". | |
| About £20,000 worth of damage was caused when part of the ceiling in offices at a Volkswagen garage on Milton Road collapsed. No vehicles were damaged, however the building was left without power. | |
| A number of other roads in the city have also been severely affected and the A142 underpass at Ely railway station is closed due to flooding. |