Elderly Man Rescued After Car Caught In Billingshurst Flood

Sussex photographer Eddie Mitchell captured the footage of the rescue, as the three men waded through water to reach the car, which was surrounded by high water.

They later returned to help tow his car out of the flood water.

Engines from West Sussex Fire and Rescue were also mobilised today to rescue two vans on a bridge at Selham Road near Midhurst (pictures in our gallery below).

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Severe flooding has been reported all over Sussex following Storm Henk, which struck on Tuesday (January 2).

In East Sussex three flood warnings remain in place on the Government website, with 14 other possible locations identified.

In West Sussex, there are still nine flood warnings where flooding is expected, with 19 under high alert as possible locations.

Elderly Man Rescued After Car Caught In Billingshurst Flood

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