Boots at Rushden Lakes closed after flash flooding

A popular shop at Rushden Lakes is closed today (Monday) after yesterday's severe weather.

A month's rainfall fell in just one hour with areas of Rushden, Wellingborough and Kettering affected by the deluge.

Health and beauty store Boots at the Rushden retail park was one business hit by flooding and is closed today.

A Rushden Lakes spokesman said: "Unfortunately due to the very heavy rain over the weekend, Boots is closed today due to flooding.

"All our other stores and restaurants are open as usual and we look forward to welcoming you."

Firefighters in the county received 60 emergency flood calls yesterday but thankfully nobody was injured.

People were warned not to travel to Wellingborough with water cascading down the town centre streets.

Northamptonshire Weather, which monitors the county’s weather conditions, said on social media that a weather station in Wellingborough recorded 45mm of rain between 4.10pm and 5.10pm - the same as the average monthly August rainfall.

More thunderstorms are forecast for today with further risk of flash flooding.

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