Torrential rain causes flooding in western Poland

Video. Torrential rain causes flooding in western Poland

Torrential rain flooded streets and car parks in Gorzow Wielkopolski, western Poland. 

Torrential rain flooded streets and car parks in Gorzow Wielkopolski, western Poland. 

A number of drivers found themselves stranded as their cars stalled in floodwaters.

The flash floods rose as high as about a metre (3.2 feet) in some locations.

Emergency services were deployed to pump water out of flooded buildings and to secure roads and junctions.