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PHOTOS: Crawley underwater as huge storm causes chaos
MUCH of Crawley remains underwater this morning after a huge storm tore through the town last night. Readers have been sending us some of their photos, which we will add to throughout the day. Send...
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UK Storm: 11.15am update - council sets up rest centre for flood...
ELDERLY victims of flooding are being transported to safety in the town centre. The Gables Care Home, in Ifield Green, was flooded in the early hours of this morning (Tuesday, December 24) with reports...
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UK Storms: Met Office says "only" 22.2mm of rain fell...
MUCH of Crawley may have been left underwater this morning but the town did not suffer record rainfall - according to Met Office. The huge storm which tore through the town last night has left roads...
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UK storm: 12.30pm update - Sussex Police were called to 300...
SUSSEX Police received more than 300 emergency calls related to last night's huge storm. The wind and rain has stretched the emergency services to the limit, with Crawley's fire crews having being on...
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VIDEO: River Mole in Ifield bursts its banks
LAST night's heavy rain caused the River Mole, in Ifield and Tinsley Green to burst its banks. Reader Alan Burgess sent in this video of the river in Ifield. Click below on the word post to watch it....
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UK STORM: The 999 calls in Crawley firefighters have attended in...
IN the last 24 hours West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service has received more than 600 999 calls. Firefighters have been working through the night with some having been on duty for 20 hours so far with...
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Trees down and flooding problems in Crawley and East Grinstead
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UK STORM: "4th emergency service" clearing trees...
WHILE firefighters, police and paramedics have rescued people trapped in homes or stuck in flooded roads the "fourth emergency service" has been clearing reopening blocked roads. West Sussex County...
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UK STORM: Ifield and Maidenbower homes likely to flood
HOMES in Ifield and Maidenbower are under the threat of being flooded after heavy rain caused waterways to swell. Flood warnings are in place for the Gatwick Stream at Maidenbower and the River Mole at...
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UK STORM: Residents react to damage to their homes and cars
A STORM with "vicious" winds and "driving" rain battered Crawley yesterday (December 23), causing a river to burst its banks and flood homes and trees to crash to the ground, severing power supplies....
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Christmas ruined for Crawley family after burglars steal all...
CHRISTMAS has been destroyed for a Bewbush family after heartless burglars stole all their presents, leaving ripped wrapping paper scattered around their home. The thieves smashed a window to get into...
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Gatwick says flights are back "on schedule" - as...
FLIGHTS at Gatwick are back "on schedule" the airport is reporting this afternoon (Christmas Day) after a day of chaos where dozens of flights were cancelled. Just before 1.30pm this afternoon a Tweet...
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Power supplier offers free Christmas dinners as 28,000 are left...
A POWER supplier has offered to pay for families to have a free Christmas dinner - as 28,000 homes spend Christmas Day without power. At midday today there were about 28,000 properties in the South...
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Power restored at Gatwick North Terminal - as airport chaos is...
POWER has finally been restored this evening at Gatwick Airport's North Terminal, the scene of anger, chaos and confusion over the last two days. After flooding caused a power cut which led to more...
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Crawley's kindest woman spends two days wrapping 180 Christmas...
ONE of Crawley's most well-known fundraisers has spent two days wrapping presents for children at a Crawley school.Once she had finished with the Sellotape and scissors, Maria Hains handed out the 180...
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The 25 Crawley Santas who helped Father Christmas be everywhere...
WE ALL know that at this time of year the real Father Christmas is so busy in Lapland wrapping presents that he needs a bit of help with public appearances around the globe.And in Crawley, like...
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Crawley and East Grinstead firefighters in Christmas Day flood...
FIREFIGHTERS from Crawley and East Grinstead came to the rescue of an elderly woman whose house flooded on Christmas Day. Crews pumped four feet of water from the old mansion in Rowfant in a four-hour...
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Met Office issues ANOTHER severe weather warning for Sussex with...
WITH much of Sussex still recovering from Monday's devastating storm, another sever weather warning has been issued for the county by the Met Office. It is warning of "spells of rain" from about...
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Boxing Day update: The 118 locations in the South East where...
A TOTAL of 118 flood warnings or flood alerts remain in place in the South East this morning (Boxing Day). With the Met Office warning of more heavy rain from midnight tonight until 9pm tomorrow the...
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Gusts of wind of more than 50mph expected in Crawley tonight
THE Met Office is warning people to expect gusts of wind of up to 51mph in Crawley tonight. Heavy rain is being predicted from midnight until at least 6am on Friday morning. By midday forecasters are...
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