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Two Severe Flood Warnings in Place as Storm Chandra Brings Disruption
Floodwaters from Storm Chandra submerged roads and rail lines, causing multiple closures and stranding vehicles in the county, with up to four feet of water reported in Brockenhurst.
- On January 27, Storm Chandra dumped relentless rain, turning roads into rivers and submerging regional rail lines, with Brockenhurst, New Forest engulfed by up to four feet of surge water and a car swept into a footbridge at the Watersplash ford.
- Back-to-Back storms in recent weeks left ground saturated before Storm Chandra, with the Environment Agency measuring heavy rainfall and Councillor for Totton David Harrison saying `My fears about Storm Chandra have been realised`.
- Lines between Exeter St Davids–Barnstaple and Par–Newquay are closed, and the Taunton–Exeter main line is flooded, with limited replacement buses available, network warned passengers.
- Commuters faced cancelled services as four vehicles broke down on Millbrook Road West, shutting the route for hours, while the fire service said nobody was seriously hurt.
- Disruption is expected for the next few days as Network Rail teams work around the clock assessing flooding impact and prepare to repair the Dawlish–Teignmouth sinkhole on branch lines in Devon and Cornwall.
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Two severe flood warnings in place as Storm Chandra brings disruption
The storm brought disruption including flooding to homes, as well as school and road closures.
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