School shut after flash flooding

Heavy rain and thunderstorms have led to flash flooding in a number of places in Derbyshire.

Ashbourne was particularly affected, with Parkside Junior School sending hundreds of children home when it was forced to close because of flooding.

Several classrooms were under water and it is unclear when the school, which sits alongside a stream on Cockayne Avenue, will reopen.

Insurance adjusters have been called in to assess the damage.

Some roads in the county were covered with several inches of water.

The Met Office warned that 40mm (1.57in) of rain was likely to fall in places within a three-hour period.

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It is unclear when the school will reopen