Wall of Water Rips Through Village Hit by Flash Flood ; Three People Missing, Buildings Destroyed and Cars Swept Away

Daily PostAugust 18, 2004

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A MAJOR rescue operation was under way last night to airlift up to 1, 000 people from a flood-ravaged coastal community.

Dozens of people stranded on rooftops and in cars were winched to safety from a picturesque village on the north Cornwall coast. Three people were reported missing last night.

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Wall of Water Rips Through Village Hit by Flash Flood ; Three People Missing, Buildings Destroyed and Cars Swept Away

Around 50 vehicles were swept into the harbour and six buildings collapsed in Boscastle during the devastating torrential rains.

The community was caught unawares as a wall of water swe...

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