Cambridgeshire flash flooding forces people to leave their homes
People in Cambridgeshire have been forced to leave their homes due to serious flash flooding in the county.
Fire and rescue crews have been working since yesterday afternoon and overnight as a result of significant rainfall.
A rest centre has been set up at One Leisure in Huntingdon for those who have had to leave their homes.
The situation has been declared a major incident.
Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue have received over 400 calls about the floods since 1pm yesterday, 23rd December.
Residents have been urged to keep out of flood water and only travel if essential.
You can also find out more about flooding in your local are by signing up for local flood alerts.
This was the scene at a house in Peterborough last night, 23rd December:
The issues weren't just restricted to Cambridgeshire either, with other parts of the region also facing a Christmas clear-up.
These were the scenes in Stowmarket, Suffolk:
In some areas nearly a month's worth of rain fell in 12 hours. At Tibenham in south Norfolk there was 49 mm (2 inches) of rain in the 12 hours up to 2am.
Corby in Northamptonshire had 57 mm of rain from 7am on Wednesday to 2am on Christmas Eve.
One restaurant owner has 195 Christmas dinners to prepare for delivery with water cascading into his Norfolk restaurant.
Watch Kate Prout's report for more: