Peterborough flooding caused by torrential downpours
Flooding on Borges Boulevard, Peterborough led to vehicles including an ambulance becoming stuck in the rising water
Flash flooding across Peterborough overnight caused road closures and led to water having to be pumped from several streets. Torrential rain from about 18:00 BST on Friday also saw Peterborough United's ground damaged by the flooding., which was cancelled along with Sunday's Euro 2020 event.One resident who lives off Midland Road on an estate built five years ago said: "The rain last night was absolutely relentless. By half past seven my back yard was like a pond."
At the height of the downpours the fire service was asking the public to avoid the centre of Peterborough. The fire service said the worst affected areas were close to the brigade's volunteer station, the Welland Estate area, Bourges Boulevard and Kimbolton Court.Sheltered housing in the Millfield area was evacuated, with 20 elderly residents moved out."It's entered a lot of properties... and the sewers have backed up as well as the water drains, so there's sewer water and the smell of sewage," he said.
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