Flash flooding hits roads across Wisbech following deluge of rainfaill
Dozens of roads across Fenland were left inches deep in water after heavy rainfall on Tuesday afternoon.
Householders in some parts of the district were left keeping their fingers crossed as water levels inched close to their homes.
One area that was badly affected was Edinburgh Drive in Wisbech.
The entire road was like a lake with residents in the area blaming blocked gutters for the standing water.
In Trafford Park the road leading to St Peter's Primary and Clarkson Infants Schools was a like a swimming pool.
People were commenting on social media about the level of water in the street with one saying: "The corner of Trafford and Colville often floods in heavy rain but I've never seen it go down towards the school before."
Another blamed blocked drains for the problem but one person commented: "The Drains can not handle a storm like that,you have water all going in one direction from the drains.I have never seen rain like that before in the UK.
"My workplace in Wisbech was evacuated because the dozen drains were hammered.Even the Dyke overflowed it was that powerful.Wisbech got hit hard."
Another area hit was Weston Miller Drive, where parts of the road were also flooded.
The town's newly revamped Market Place was like one large puddle after the deluge.
Heavy rain caused a leaking roof at The Light Cinema forcing it to close and for customers to be evacuated.
And in the town's park one of its oldest trees became a casualty of the storm and fell after being struck by lightning.
Alan Wheeldon, a member of the town's in Bloom team, said: "The recent storms resulted in considerable damage to a large Beech tree in Wisbech Park.
"The tree, estimated to be around 150 years old, lost a large section, which crashed to the ground, when lightning struck the central trunk, at the height of the storm. Luckily no-one was in the vicinity at the time.
"The area has now been fenced off while the tree surgeons begin dismantling the tree and remove the debris."
Cambridgeshire County Council has been asked to comment on the drains situation.
