Children trapped as river floods

Twenty homes were evacuated in Woodman Road

Two children and an elderly person had to be rescued from inside a house when a Black Country street flooded.

About 20 houses in total had to be evacuated when a brook burst its banks and flooded in Woodman Road, Halesowen, on Saturday evening.

The water was 4ft (1.2m) deep when the three people were rescued, West Midlands Fire Service said.

In Birmingham, an 86-year-old man on a dialysis machine and eight others were rescued from Drayton Road, Frankley.

And in Oberon Close, Frankley, a further 20 properties had to be evacuated.

This canal near Stourbridge was breached. Photo by Amanda Tomkins

Ambulance crews had to rescue eight patients from Selly Oak Hospital's Brain Injury Clinic, which was several feet under water.

In the Bournbrook area of the city flooding made Bristol Road impassable and damaged six homes.

There were reports of cars being abandoned and the city council said demand for sandbags outstripped supply.

And in Wollaston, Stourbridge, the canal suffered a major breach and most of the water flowed out.

Shenley Court School, in Northfield, will be shut on Monday after it was flooded.

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