New footage shows further flooding in Plymouth following heavy rainfall on Thursday and Friday night. A video shared with Plymouth Live shows flooding on King Street in the city centre.

The video shows water up to the ankles, with most of the street flooded, as well as a car driving through the water at one point.

Following flooding across the city , Plymouth City Council said: "We know that many neighbourhoods across the city were affected by last night's incredible rainfall.

"The Met Office tell us that their weather station at Mount Batten recorded 56mm of rain between 10pm yesterday and 1am this morning, including 42.3 in a single hour between 11pm and midnight.

"To put that into perspective, the average for August is 80.3mm, meaning we saw more than 50 per cent expected rain

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