Leicestershire Council is asking the government for cash after major flooding

During the major incident, the fire service received almost 400 calls and rescued more than 80 people from homes and cars, while more than 160 roads were flooded.

Leicestershire police handled more than 2,100 calls on Monday, almost 50% more than the average daily demand, according to the forum.

Volunteers from Leicestershire Search and Rescue were also called in to support the fire service on Monday.

A major life-threatening flood warning has been issued on the River Soar at caravan parks near Barrow-upon-Soar, prompting a major rescue operation at Proctors Park.

The agency later downgraded the warning level, but warned that river levels were still “very high.”

Some residents said the flooding was the worst they could remember, while the Environment Agency said river levels in some areas of Leicestershire were higher than during Storm Hank in January 2024.