Devastating floods in Coverack

Several people had to be rescued in Coverack, following devastating heavy rain that sent 4 feet torrent of water through the Lizard Peninsula of Cornish village.

Water swept through the village leaving roads into roads into and out of village impassable. Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service said its crews attended multiple flood-related incidents. A major incident was declared at 17:20 on Tuesday and The Maritime and Coastguard Agency sent a helicopter from Newquay which was deployed to rescue two people from a house trapped on the roof. Piles of rubble on the beach and debris that’s been washed down by the water. However, no one was injured.