A clean up operation is underway after a
freak flash flood hit
a tiny Cornish fishing village which has been
devastated by a torrent of water, with residents fearing they will lose
their homes.
Cornwall
Fire and Rescue Service said crews remained in Coverack on Wednesday
morning, with locals describing the scenes this morning as something out
of a 'disaster movie' after 4ft of water tore through the village.
Debris
has been left across roads and the beach while part of a sea wall has
also been destroyed and the roads have sustained heavy damage, with
repairs already estimated to total more than £1million.
Emergency
services said the first reports of flooding first came in from Coverack
around 3.40pm yesterday, before a major incident was declared at 5.20pm
as at least seven people were trapped, including six on a rooftop.
Coastguard helicopters were filmed winching a 70-year-old couple from their home after they also got stranded.
One
expert said the equivalent of 200 Olympic-sized swimming pools worth of
flood water fell on Coverack and the immediate area in just three
hours.
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