A resident in a Nottinghamshire village says flooding in the area is the worst he has seen for 30 years.
Storm Dennis flooded a number of areas across Nottinghamshire after heavy rain fell overnight (Saturday 15).
And the village of East Leake was hit hard, with main roads and playing fields left underwater following the deluge.
Flood water has built up outside the fire station in the village and along Brookside as well as the Co-op car park, which was left completely submerged.
Nottingham City Transport's bus depot in Gotham has also flooded, disrupting services there.
John Martin, 65, who has lived in the village for 30 years, told Nottinghamshire Live: "It's really awful. I was out walking the dog this morning and it's been hit so hard.
"It's the worst I've seen it since living here. The main road of the village is underwater near the brook as is the Co-op car park and the park.
"The ground was so saturated from the storm last week (Ciara) and you can see the impact it has had. It's not been able to cope with the heavy downpour."
A major incident has been declared after Nottinghamshire was hit with strong winds and heavy rain overnight.
The Environment Agency issued a flood warning for the county between 9am and February 15 and 8am the following day.
Elsewhere in the county in Lowdham, Newark and Sherwood District Council said a multi-agency response is being coordinated after a number of homes were flooded.
At least 50 properties have been affected by the flood water, it later added.
Nottinghamshire Police says it is one of the worst affected areas and has declared a major incident.
Superintendent Paul Burrows from Nottinghamshire Police said: “Nottinghamshire Police has received a number of calls about the overnight flooding and I would like to reassure the public that a joint police, fire, ambulance, council and highways response is now well underway to help keep people and their properties safe – and help keep disruption to an absolute minimum.
“I would encourage people to only travel if their journey is absolutely necessary and to check local news, weather and traffic updates before they travel.
“We have declared the flooding to be a major incident and are, of course, continuing to monitor the situation as it unfolds. We are continuing to follow weather forecasts as part of our ongoing response to the significant amount of rainfall we have seen overnight."
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