Cars were left submerged across parts of Worksop and chiefs at Bassetlaw Hospital have warned patients should only attend in "urgent or life threatening" circumstances. In certain parts of the town, water had almost risen to the height of cars while other photos have shown vehicles stranded in water not quite as deep.
The town was severely hit by the flash flooding and three hours of 'intense rainfall'. Bassetlaw Hospital said water had got into parts of its building, causing operational issues on its internal roads.
In an update on Wednesday (August 17), staff reiterated people should only come to the hospital if if their need was "urgent or life threatening". A spokesperson for Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals said: “Yesterday evening Worksop experienced a heavy downpour, resulting in standing water on site that, in a few instances, managed to get into some of the buildings within Bassetlaw Hospital.
