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A Cambridgeshire village has been hit by severe flooding before Christmas Day.
The people of Buckden were forced to leave their homes after rising water levels took control of the small village near Huntingdon.
Footage from the scene shows emergency services using an inflatable raft to retrieve residents from the houses.
The water appears to be just below knee height.
A video also shows a stream of water gushing out in the Cambridgeshire village.
Some homeowners have placed sandbags on their doors to try to prevent water from entering.
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A local resident said Cambridgeshire Live that fire services had come to the village to help those stranded in their homes.
Follow live updates on the floods in Cambridgeshire here.
The A1, which runs outside Buckden, has also been flooded overnight, according to reports.
Apparently the cars were abandoned after the road became impassable.
One woman claimed that a family member was stranded on A1 overnight due to flooding.
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Flood warnings have been issued for Cambridgeshire today.
The Environment Agency pointed to dozens of areas at serious risk of flooding, including Bourn, Alconbury, Girton and Oakington.
The floods have also affected Cambridge, St Neots, Huntingdon and parts of Peterborough.
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