{"id":120524,"date":"2023-10-20T20:49:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T20:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uklevitrasupport.com\/?p=120524"},"modified":"2023-10-20T20:49:01","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T20:49:01","slug":"storm-babet-turns-train-station-into-a-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uklevitrasupport.com\/world-news\/storm-babet-turns-train-station-into-a-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Storm Babet turns train station into a river"},"content":{"rendered":"

Storm Babet: Footage shows Wood End station ‘turned into a canal’<\/h3>\n

Storm Babet has turned a West Midlands train station into a fast-flowing river, halting services across the region.<\/p>\n

The dramatic footage shows Wood End station in Tamworth-in-Arden, Solihull, completely inundated with water.<\/p>\n

A video posted by Network Rail has shown the tracks submerged and only floodwater moving down the platform this afternoon.<\/p>\n

Locals hailed the addition of the area’s new canal as the rail service promised to solve the issue.<\/p>\n

Network Rail said the unusual sight was one of many such incidents across the country, with services suspended on a number of lines.<\/p>\n

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The rail company posted the footage earlier today on X, formerly known as Twitter, and elicited an immediate reaction online.<\/p>\n

A spokesman for Network Rail said the video showed “significant flooding” at Wood End station, with teams currently responding to the inundation.<\/p>\n

Stunned social media users quickly responded to the unusual sight, with one saying the station looked “more like a canal than a train station”.<\/p>\n

Another commenter was shocked that the flooding had chosen the train track as its preferred water course.<\/p>\n

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They said: “Wow. Incredible that the rail track, usually elevated a bit, became the default water course for the rain. Not other streams, storm drains etc.”<\/p>\n

Many people happily saw the funny side of the situation, one person said: “Get the mop and bucket out.”<\/p>\n

Another quipped: “Are you offering a replacement boat service?”<\/p>\n