Parts Of Lancashire, West Yorkshire, Cumbria Receive Month's Rain In 24 Hours Over Weekend

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FLOODING caused widespread travel chaos and threatened thousands of homes and businesses yesterday after some areas of the UK saw a month’s worth of rain in 24 hours. Southern Scotland and the north of England were the worst hit, with rail services cancelled or disrupted due to downpours, waterlogged roads closed and more than 11,000 homes and businesses put under the protection of flood defences.

A further 7,000 properties were issued with flood warnings, and people were cautioned to be vigilant as rain was expected into this morning.

Trains between Dumfries and Carlisle were cancelled. ScotRail passengers were permitted to use the CrossCountry services between Edinburgh and Newcastle instead.

Virgin Trains ran a shuttle service between Glasgow Central and Edinburgh every 90 minutes to connect with East Coast and CrossCountry services after standard services were suspended.

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http://www.scotsman.com/the-scotsman/scotland/washout-chaos-ahead-as-rain-set-to-continue-1-2373018

[AnotherMcIntosh]

1. This was a flat barley field in Durham before the flooding