There are flood warnings in place for River Lostock, Shaw Brook and Bannister Brook at Leyland.

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Heavy rain has lashed Preston and South Ribble throughout Tuesday (6 October) morning.

Rainfall levels of 20mm in three hours have been attained and river levels are expected to reach flood warning levels.

These levels will remain high throughout the day, say the Environment Agency who have issued the flood warning.

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Incident response staff are continuing to monitor river levels and the weather forecast.

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