Severe flooding and sewage contamination has forced a church school to close today and send home hundreds of pupils.
The heavy rainfall overnight combined with a cloudburst between 7.30am and 8.15am on Friday morning caused sudden flooding to several buildings at Bennett Memorial Diocesan School in Tunbridge Wells.
The main hall, classrooms and playground were swamped with flood water and sewage, forcing the staff at the Culverden Down school to cancel lessons at 8am and notify parents not to send in their children or to collect them and take them home.
About 200 pupils that had already arrived at school were held in the small hall supervised by staff until their parents could be contacted.
A school spokesman said staff and contractors will take part in a clean-up operation this weekend, and it is planned that the school will open as usual on Monday morning.
POSTED: 13/11/2009 12:58:53
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