The Gloucestershire Fire Service has released the following statement; "From approximately 12pm today, Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Fire Control dealt with more than 200 calls within an hour, to reports of flooding across the county, including properties which had several feet of water inside them. The worst hit area appears to be the East of the County including the North Cotswolds, Cheltenham and Gloucester, and the emergency calls are continuing to pour in this afternoon.