Big clean-up begins after flash flood hits Coverack
--- Flash flooding saw torrents of water sweep through the Cornish village on Tuesday afternoon
--- Coastguards rescued a number of people trapped in their homes
--- Residents reported hailstones the size of 50 pence pieces smashing windows
--- About 50 properties have been affected by flooding
--- Woman, 87, climbed out of bathroom window
--- Sewers compromised but drinking water is safe, says Environment Agency
--- Council reserves 'will be used' to repair damage
--- All roads in and out of the village remain closed
Updates on Wednesday 19 July 2017
Andrew Segal
Local Live
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Live updates on the Coverack flash flooding have finished for the day.
You can get the latest on this story on the BBC Cornwall website, on Spotlight on BBC One at 18:30 and the BBC News Channel.
Work has begun to remove huge boulders from the watercourses around Coverack.
Teams from Cornwall Council's contractor, Cormac, have been dealing with damage caused by water reaching heights of 4ft during flash flooding on Tuesday.
The Environment Agency earlier said that some water courses in the Coverack area had been polluted and some sewers compromised, but that drinking water was safe.
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Justin Leigh
Presenter, BBC Spotlight
Image source, Adam PaynterWork to repair roads in Coverack will "start as soon we can", the leader of Cornwall Council says.
Flash flooding left huge piles of rocks and stones blocking roads and road surfaces torn up in places, some exposing pipes underneath (pictured).
Cornwall Councilor Adam Paynter said "getting roads reinstated is a priority for us".
He added: "We don't have timeframe on that yet.
"We'll get the heavy kit in tomorrow and we'll start as soon as we can."
Adrian Campbell, Environment Correspondent
BBC Spotlight
Intense weather which caused flash floods that swept through the village of Coverack lasted comparatively a moment but the clear-up will carry on for months.
As well as this, people are being asked to be cautious about mud left behind by the flooding and to not get it on the hands if they can.
People should also wash their hands before eating, it's being advised.
Press Association
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Image source, PACornwall Council says it has assurances that the government will help with a £1m bill to clean up the village of Coverack.
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We follow the start of people in Coverack dealing with the aftermath of flash floods.
The Guardian
Much of England and Wales has been warned to prepare for more stormy weather and localised flooding after several people in Cornwall had to be rescued from flash floods overnight, external.
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A school bus driver caught up in the Coverack flood wanted to ensure his sole passenger got home because he "wanted to make sure the boy was safe".
Driver Thomas Duffield, from Penzance, said his vehicle was "pummelled" by rocks, stones and boulders on a steep hill approaching the Cornish village in the flood on Tuesday.
Mr Duffield said the vehicle couldn't move any more and "in the end the emergency services cut a hole in a hedge in a property next to the bus and got us both out".
"Thankfully we got out of there safely, and when I turned up for work this morning I had my colleagues bowing at me which was quite funny."
Jon Kay
BBC News
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Image source, Deborah Anne/FacebookDeborah Anne showed us these photos, external of storm clouds about the time when Coverack was suffering from flash flooding, which could be seen from Mullion - about six miles away as the crow flies.
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Two people were rescued by a coastguard helicopter after water burst in through a door in their home, which was 5ft to 6ft deep in places.
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A generator has arrived for a care home in flood-hit Coverack after it lost power on its ground floor.
Cornwall Council transport portfolio holder Geoff Brown said the home's power situation had to be addressed because it was the "main concern" for the authority.
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