Video shows moment Clitheroe home hit with flash flood

Kaya Corbridge was woken up on Tuesday (July 9) by her mother shouting: "There's a flood. The courtyard is flooding!".

Kaya, 27, filmed a video from her bedroom window, which showed the home’s courtyard flooded with water.

Video shows moment Clitheroe home hit with flash flood (Image: SWNS/Ottilie Von Henning, Kaya Corbridge)

The flood had broken through the bolted gates and into the courtyard.

The dramatic video shows the force of the water carrying away metal and outdoor furniture with the table's glass pane having been completely dislodged.

Kaya, a fashion designer, said: "It was taking out some really heavy stuff. The iron-cast table and chairs that is our courtyard furniture was fully swept up.

"It moved or broke these massive concrete pots that we have and lifted tarmac up from the ground.

"The road near us is now covered in loose gravel and tarmac so someone could easily pop a tire."

The force and speed of flood took Kaya by surprise with water reaching thigh height at its peak.

Kaya said: "It all just happened so quickly that we didn't know what to do at first.

"It only took seven minutes for the entire courtyard to become a whirlpool of water rushing through it."

The flood also managed to get through Kaya's shed door, completely ruining the interior.

The main house was not severely damaged, aside from some leaking and damp floors.

Video shows moment Clitheroe home hit with flash flood (Image: SWNS/Ottilie Von Henning, Kaya Corbridge)

She said: "The shed's a goner at this point.

"It's a pretty tall shed, at around 7ft [tall] and the water managed to knock items off the very top shelves.

"The inside is just completely ruined.

"Once the rain had stopped, the water took about an hour and a half to fully leave the courtyard."

Kaya said she has been in touch with the council so they can fix structural damage to the road.