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Month’s rainfall brings flood chaos in Yorkshire as rivers burst banks and drivers rescued from submerged cars
CARS were submerged after a month's worth of rain fell in 24 hours as the tail-end of Hurricane Zeta tail hits Britain.
Up to 50 vehicles in Wetherby, West Yorkshire, were swamped as the River Wharfe breached as Zeta brought heavy winds and rain which struck southern United States.
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Owner Sarah Brett, 54, said: "I popped into town to do some pre-lockdown shopping and came back to find my Mini full of water.
"I was very lucky that the engine managed to start and I could drive it out, but the inside is soaking wet.
"I can’t understand why the council didn't have the foresight to close the car park if they knew the Wharfe was going to flood."
Nearly four inches of rain fell also in North-West England during Sunday. The average for the whole month of November is 10 inches.
A local farmer helped pull some of the stricken cars to safety.
Flooding also hit parts of North Yorkshire.
In Cornwall, two people were pulled from water after being swept off a harbour wall.
PLUNGING TEMPERATURES
The pair were winched from the water and taken to Royal Cornwall Hospital on Monday evening, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said.
The MCA said: "Following the call, HM Coastguard's helicopter from Newquay, RNLI lifeboats from Penlee and the Lizard, along with Mullion coastguard rescue teams were all sent.
"Two people were winched from the water and taken to Treliske Hospital (Royal Cornwall Hospital).
"We have no further information."
No details were released about the people or their conditions.
Met Office forecaster Oli Claydon said the wet weather is set to continue on Monday and into Tuesday, with between 0.8 and 1.2inches (20-30mm) expected in the North-West of England and Western Scotland.
Cold air from Greenland is also set to send temperatures plunging by 10C (50F) ahead of Bonfire Night on Thursday.
Bus and train services were cancelled and a number of roads were left impassable.
Richmond Fire Station said nine people were rescued after five cars and a lorry drove into the water at Wensley.
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A crew from Hawes also responded to reports of multiple vehicles trapped in floodwater at Appersett at around 8.15pm on Sunday.
Craven Council said residents in Hellifield and Gargrave had also been hit.
The Met Office said temperatures would be "unusually warm" for the UK this week before temperatures suddenly drop.
Cooler, sunnier weather will move in from Wednesday.
Met Office forecaster Luke Miall said: "We have got high pressure moving in which will dominate the whole country from Wednesday to Friday.
"We expect light winds and plenty of sunshine through the day on Wednesday, with the best of the sunshine in Wales.
"We're moving between the two types of typical autumn weather - from wet and windy at the start of the week to clear, cold, crisp and frosty weather by the end."
Mr Miall said: “Temperatures in the south will rise overnight instead of fall, which is unusual because we have got warm air coming across.
“It’s due to ex-Tropical Storm Zeta which caused some very wet and windy weather this week.
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“Some of that tropical air is still within the system - it’s travelled a long way across the Atlantic over cool waters before reaching the UK but it’s very, very moist air, so that’s the reason it’s putting these temperatures up overnight.”
Beckermonds in North Yorks saw its entire monthly rainfall for November (3.6in/93mm) in less than 24 hours.
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