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'Exhausted and distressed' sheep rescued from drowning at flooded farm in Cheshire

Despite managing to save a majority of the farmer's livestock, Cheshire Police Rural Crime Team said a small number had died during the incident

Chris Brayford
clock 鈥� 2 min read
"We are seeing widespread flooding of roads and farm land. This can have a detrimental effect on the mental health of those involved in farming." (Cheshire Police Rural Crime Team)
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"We are seeing widespread flooding of roads and farm land. This can have a detrimental effect on the mental health of those involved in farming." (Cheshire Police Rural Crime Team)

More than 20 sheep were part of an emergency rescue operation in Cheshire after a farm experienced severe flooding. Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service had been called to a farm in Mickle Trafford at...

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