Heavy rain and thunderstorms caused “devastating” flooding in the coastal village of Coverack in Cornwall on Tuesday, with about 50 homes and businesses affected. Met Office forecasters put in place a yellow warning, the lowest of the three weather warnings, for most of the rest of Wednesday and said that as much as two-thirds of a month’s average rainfall could come down in a few hours. A coastguard helicopter rescued two people in Coverack, and one witness described the flooding as “quite horrendous”. He said the thunderstorms would be “hit and miss” and that the showers should move through the country relatively quickly. Crews from Kent fire and rescue service went out but, despite two of the calls stating that people were trapped inside properties, no rescues were needed.

Source: The Guardian July 19, 2017 08:36 UTC