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Region on flood alert after overnight deluge
10.50am: THE region is on flood alert today after the equivalent of five day's rain fell overnight – causing the collapse of a section of the Ramsey Forty Foot.
10.50am: THE region is on flood alert today after the equivalent of five day's rain fell overnight – causing the collapse of a section of the Ramsey Forty Foot.As a result of the downpour the River Nene in Peterborough was lapping over The Embankment and banks have been breached in Thorpe Meadows.
Kate Read, a manager at the Boathouse pub, Thorpe Meadows, said: "The river and rowing lake are one. There's lots of water and some of the footpaths are under water."
Ramsey Forty Foot has been closed after parts of the river bank collapsed.
See video as the city battles with heavy rain and the River Nene bursting its banks on Monday, January 14
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A spokesman for Cambridgeshire County Council said a small section of the bank East of Puddock Bridge slipped into the water earlier this week.
It was made worse by last night's heavy rains and a large section of the bank slipped into the drain taking about a third of the width of the road with it.
The road has now been closed from Leonard Childs bridge, near Chatteris to its junction with Ibberson's Drove near Ramsey Forty Foot.
Further upstream, fields surrounding Oundle are underwater, while the Environment Agency has issued a flood warning for the River Welland in Stamford.
And firefighters were called to Stilton after flood waters rose to a foot in North Street. A spokesman for the service said there was little they could do and crews returned after ensuring no lives were in danger.
Meanwhile, the B1096 between Benwick and Ramsey was closed this morning and motorists on the A16 between Stamford and Uffington were urged to slow down because of standing water.
Villages in Huntingdonshire, including Alconbury, Alconbury Weston and Buckden, were the worst hit, with many roads impassable.
Water search company Spartan Rescue was called in as a precaution and Huntingdonshire District Council handed out sandbags to concerned householders.
The Met Office has warned that after two days of respite, wet weather will again sweep across the UK at the weekend.
A spokesman said more rain could fall across the region on Saturday and Sunday, before a settled period of weather next week. In villages surrounding Huntingdon its was a night of high drama as an inch of rain fell overnight, causing river levels to swell. The water in Alconbury Brook rose by "several feet", making Mill Road, in Alconbury, and Hamerton Road, High Street and North Road, in Alconbury Weston, impassable.
Police were sent to the worst affected areas and the county council liaised with social services in case properties needed to be evacuated.
Chief Superintendent Mick Gipp said: "I would like to reassure the public that police and our partner agencies are taking all measures possible to ensure the heavy overnight rain causes as little disruption as possible.
"Roads will be shut where necessary and plans are in place in case any evacuations are required.
"I would urge residents in these areas to check on neighbours and particularly vulnerable people and, if appropriate, call the police."
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