Derbyshire: According to the authority, flooding caused 1,700 evacuations

 Derbyshire: According to the authority, flooding caused 1,700 evacuations

Over the weekend, over 1,700 houses were evacuated as Derbyshire experienced flooding as a result of heavy rains.

Following Storm Babet's Friday impact on the UK, the county council reported that 200 more roads were shut down intermittently.

Derbyshire, along with 12 other regions, including Nottinghamshire, smashed its daily rainfall record for October last week, according to the Met Office.

It said that a yellow rain warning has been issued on Tuesday, which might cause more flooding.

The alert is in effect from 03:30 until 16:00 BST.

The East Midlands, where rivers have exceeded their banks, may see further flooding in the coming days, according to the Environment Agency.

Environment Minister Rebecca Pow said in the Commons on Monday that at least seven people have perished in the UK as a result of the storm, including Maureen Gilbert in Derbyshire.

The 83-year-old woman was discovered dead on Saturday in her flooded Tapton Terrace house in Chesterfield.

Five feet of water had reportedly covered the inside of Mrs. Gilbert's neighbors' homes "within minutes" of the River Rother breaching its banks, according to Mrs. Gilbert's neighbors.

The Environment Agency, according to Ms. Pow, was "very closely" collaborating with the locals to "fully review what happened."

The locals of Ashbourne came together to support a group of senior citizens whose houses had suffered significant water damage.

All 10 Alms Cottage occupants have been living with family members for the most part because floodwater immediately flooded their dwellings.

The damage was "really bad," according to Ben Sellers, who assisted his buddy Mark Harrison in removing soggy furnishings from the homes.

"I think the residents think there will be going to be moving back in a couple of days, although the damage is so severe that it may be within the next six months," said the 32-year-old.

To assist the residents in purchasing new furniture and carpets, the guys established an internet charity website that has already garnered more than £7,000.

On Saturday, firemen also evacuated a care facility in Duffield, saving 20 of the occupants.

The Devonshire Arms hotel manager in Baslow said that the storm had also caused trees to fall in front of residences and that residents were gathering their belongings from the village green since their homes were flooded.

Our basement was inundated with floating objects, according to Lisa Frost. The water in general and the riverbed in particular had a terrible odor.

"However, all the water has disappeared [from the premises] and the big clean-up continues now."

Due to floods and strong rains, the A52 inbound, a main route into Derby, was forced to close on Saturday between the Wyvern shopping center and Pentagon Island.

The proprietor of Texaco Garage on Pentagon Island, Vinny Ghuman-Manak, said that all of the gasoline in the pumps had been polluted, which would have required "hundreds of thousands of pounds" in repairs and prevented them from doing business.

"It was absolute hell and ruin... everything was floating around in the back area of the shop," she said.

The Eastgate underpass, which witnessed up to three Olympic-sized swimming pools full of water, may not reopen until the end of the week, despite the fact that the A52 inbound has subsequently reopened.

There have been discussions regarding whether Derby County's League One match against Exeter City at Pride Park Stadium on Tuesday night can go ahead due to flooding on the route.

According to the authorities, there was uncertainty about how matchday traffic would be handled on open roads close to the stadium.

Numerous companies have also been impacted, including Mertrux, a Mercedes-Benz dealership adjacent to the A52, managed by Ian Marshall.

He said that the surrounding flood defenses had failed and that pieces worth more than £1 million had been destroyed.

"The flooding was level with looked out the window sills... we have £1.5m worth of parts prepared to go out to a customer, they have since become all scrap," he said.

"I feel very emotional... the website has never flooded before to my knowledge."

The River Derwent poured onto the museum's bottom floor on Saturday, forcing the Museum of Making at the Silk Mill in the city to shut.

When it will reopen, Tony Butler from Derby Museums said they were awaiting an insurance company damage assessment.

The Raygar Stadium of Belper Town FC also took a blow for the third time in five years.

The team said that floodwater from the clubhouse seeped onto the field and entirely damaged it, and they have asked their fans for assistance in "putting things right."

The municipal council reported that the River Derwent reached record-breaking water levels and issued a warning that the cleanup process may take several days.

Although flood defenses were effective, according to council leader Baggy Shanker, this was the worst flooding the city has ever seen.

Tuesday, Clive Stanbrook of the Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service cautioned drivers to continue to exercise caution.

"Road closed signs are there for an argument and even if it looks like the water from the flooding has gone, there's still a lot of debris," he said.

"Any standing floodwater, because don't know how deep it is."