Flash floods hit Derbyshire, Sheffield and Wales

by Gill Montia

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Insurers can expect claims lines to be busy today as flash floods hit locations in Derbyshire, Sheffield and Wales in the past 24 hours.

According to a BBC report, eleven workers had to be rescued in Dronfield, north Derbyshire, when floodwaters isolated their building.

Meanwhile, in Sheffield parts of the supertram service had to be suspended and the South Yorkshire Fire Service reported receiving a high volume of calls from people concerned about rising waters during yesterday afternoon.

Sheffield City College is closed today, as is Norfolk Park special school, however a Fire Services spokeswoman has told the BBC that the situation was “not as serious” as seen in the city two years ago.

In parts of north and mid-Wales damage has been caused to property and workers were temporarily cut off in office blocks in Newtown, Powys.

In June 2007, two people died and hundreds were trapped in their homes in Sheffield as the river Don burst its banks.