Littlehampton Floods 2012
On the 10th June 2012, heavy rain fell on the town and continued throughout the night into the early hours of the 11th June. In the early hours of that morning more than 26 homes got flooded along the seafront, along with multiple flooded roads leading to road closures and many other homes flooded in the town. A rescue centre was set up at the local Leisure Centre for those evacuated during the floods. During the flooding local emergency services received over 150, flood related calls.
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