Thanks go to local Newlyn resident Ben Thomas who captured this unique event on video.
This is the first time Newlyn has flooded simply as a result of heavy rain causing the Coombe River to burst the bank by St Peter's Church. Although the centre of Newlyn has flooded on many occasions from the seaward side in the past due to a combination of high tides and high winds from the south - the river has never flooded the village simply from the sheer weight of water.
This video (from Burned Thane) was shot further up river by the church and shows how the sheer amnount of water coming down the Coombe river was too much to pass under the bridge to the newlyn Meadery which then helped push the raging torrent into the road.
