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'It's a huge huge clear up process'
A head teacher has said she was devastated after her school in Leicestershire was flooded, leaving some pupils unable to return to their classrooms.
The whole of the ground floor of Badgerbrook Primary School, in Whetstone, including 10 classrooms, a kitchen, and hall, was left covered in water on 6 January after a nearby brook broke its banks.
Joanne Andrews told BBC Leicester reporter Adele Wilkinson that the flooring and a 'huge amount' of items were ruined, including books, wooden furniture, toys and laptops.
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