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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rebecca Speare-Cole

Flooding and heavy rain begins as thunderstorms sweep areas of England

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Heavy rain and flooding have hit areas in Cornwall and Devon as thunderstorms sweep across south-west and east England.

The Met Office issued an amber thunderstorm warning for areas of Cornwall, Devon and Somerset with the likely chance of homes and businesses flooding, power cuts, fast flowing or deep floodwater causing danger to life, transport disruptions and communities being cut off by flooded roads.

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