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A near-stationary line of convection dumped close to 200 mm of rain on the catchment above the Cornish fishing village of Boscastle in a few hours. The resulting flash flood tore through the village, destroying around 100 buildings and sweeping more than 80 cars into the harbour. There were no fatalities, owing largely to a major helicopter rescue operation.
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