Horse sanctuary 'inundated' with calls after floods
BBCAn animal sanctuary has been "inundated with dozens of calls" asking them to take their horses in following flooding in parts of Leicestershire.
Shelley Page, who helps run The Next Chapter Horse Rescue in Countesthorpe, said she had taken in two mares which were rescued from flood waters up to their stomachs in Anstey.
According to the Environment Agency, a flood warning along Rothley Brook in Anstey was issued just after 04:30 GMT on Saturday.
"It's just been non-stop," Page said.
"We've had a lot of horse owners who've rang us as their horse is standing in water with nowhere else to take them, but there's just nowhere."
Page said she also took calls from Leicestershire Police and the fire service asking if she had room for horses.
She said the recent heavy rain had been "absolutely horrendous" and flooding had hit Anstey and other areas in Glenfield and Groby.
In Anstey, the car park of the village Co-op supermarket had been submerged by floodwaters.
A number of roads have been shut to drivers on Saturday due to flooding.
In Leicester, Braunstone Lane East and Middleton Street are closed, while police said Foston Road in Countesthorpe was impassable.
And Trent Barton said its Skylink Nottingham service was diverting due to flooding in Hallamfords Road between Shepshed and Belton.
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