Storm Bert horror as baby is trapped inside car sinking in floodwater in front of mum

The couple's conveyance got caught successful the firing enactment of raging floodwaters successful West Yorkshire - which saw their 11-month-old babe trapped successful agressive floods brought connected by Storm Bert

A mum has told of the terrifying infinitesimal she watched her 11-month-old babe get trapped wrong a car sinking successful agressive floodwaters brought connected by Storm Bert.

The "multi-hazard event", which has already claimed the lives of 3 men, near respective towns submerged successful h2o and much than 20,000 households without powerfulness connected Saturday.

Dad Andre Randles' car got caught successful the firing enactment of raging floodwaters successful West Yorkshire yesterday. He rushed implicit to rescue his babe lad erstwhile the Volkswagen hatchback became submerged successful Todmorden, arsenic the tot's horrified mum, Paige Newsome, watched on.

Responding to a photograph of the sinking car uploaded by different user, Paige wrote connected Facebook: "This is our car, specified a scary acquisition for Andre having to propulsion himself and our 11 period aged babe retired of the car windows, whilst the h2o was flooding into the car. "

The mum past slammed the council, claiming the roadworthy has been unsafe for years whenever determination is dense rain.

She said: "Alderdale Council request to benignant this retired ASAP! They person been getting notified astir this portion of Woodhouse Road aggregate times by the owners of the location adjacent to wherever our car is parked. I cannot convey those owners capable for taking Andre and Luca into their location and helping them."

The mates had driven into the h2o assuming it was shallow, but rapidly realised determination was a hidden dip successful the roadworthy that began sucking their car under.

In a contention against time, leader dada Andre managed to propulsion the babe retired of a model earlier the traumatised brace were taken successful by a section who helped them structure from the storm. But Paige says she is inactive haunted by the ordeal, arsenic she added: "You ne'er cognize what could person happened.

"Just ideate if my spouse didn’t deliberation accelerated capable to get the windows unfastened to ascent retired and past get my lad out. I dread to think."

A flood informing and siren was issued successful Todmorden, connected Saturday, with floodgates opened to assistance negociate stream levels.

Calderdale Council told residents yesterday: "Please thrust cautiously arsenic determination is inactive aboveground h2o and debris connected galore roads. Only marque indispensable journeys. Stay safe."