A bad flood has hit lancashire causing 70 people and 20 horses needing to be rescued. For than 500 calls were made to emergency services. The most effected places were Lancaster and Galgate. Rail services across the Noth West have been shut down due to floods and snow. Some people even had to be rescued from vehicles and homes had to be pumped out. This was a record high rainfall in the nor west’s history.

Key Takeaways:

• The United Kingdom experienced unprecedented levels of rain, which caused severe flooding.
• Lancaster and Galgate were the hardest impacted by flooding emergencies.
• The environment agency remained vigilant during the bad weather, protecting over 6,000 properties from flood damage.

“In the 24 hours from 09:00 GMT Wednesday the station at Hazelrigg said 73.6mm of rain had fallen – the highest level in more than 50 years since the centre started weather observations.”

Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lancashire-42092038