A 'large number' of drivers have been stranded in a Shropshire village after a lake formed and the road was closed.
The middle of Pontesbury was turned into a lake during this morning's deluge, and a long line of traffic found itself stuck in Minsterley Road with no idea when they could carry on their journeys.
Terry Osborne and his wife Elaine found a friendly welcome at the pub when they could not continue on their journey from a holiday in north Wales back to their home in Cornwall."We struggled to get into Pontesbury because the roundabout was flooded like a river and a road was closed. We couldn't go either way. We were turned around at several places."
"I thought we were going to have a quiet day," she said."But people can't get through the village. At least they are safe here in the dry with a tea and coffee."
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