Torrential rain has caused havoc in Thaxted today (July 28), with roads flooded and people forced to leave their homes.
Essex Fire and Rescue Service received 60 calls to reports of roads under three-and-a-half feet of water, cellars under 8ft of water and many homes and businesses left completely flooded.
Two cottage basements in Park Street were completely flooded, as were four cellars in Watling Street, and three houses in Weaversfield Close and a flooded boiler house at a primary school in a Bardfield Road.
Firefighters were also dispatched to two cottages with their basements flooded. Crews are using a light portable pump at the incident to pump water from the basements. This incident is ongoing.
Crews were delayed after they were forced to abandon their cars as they could not get through to the fire station due to floods and had to wade through the water on foot.
