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It was a summer's day which suddenly turned into a soggy nightmare around Birmingham and the West Midlands.

Huge downpours created chaos throughout the region on Wednesday afternoon as flash flooding brought roads and railways to a standstill, while emergency services were swamped with calls after a huge number of incidents.

Many roads were flooded, including part of the M5, while several roads in Handsworth suffered structural damage because of the water.

Scores of drivers became trapped while trains and trams were also heavily disrupted by the flood waters.

One property was struck by lightning in Bloxwich, a pub was flooded in Haden Cross and several schools have been forced into partial or full closures on Thursday.

Meanwhile the maternity ward at City Hospital was flooded while there were also problems with the electrics.

Many of our readers shared pictures and videos of the chaos as it happened around the region.

Check out our video gallery of some of your snaps above, or look at our video collection below:

Bromford Road, Oldbury (by @MasterMonkeyMon)

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Pershore Road, Edgbaston:

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Dudley Road, Edgbaston (Zbibi Akram):

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Charnwood Road, Great Barr (by @OnlyMe54):

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Reynolds Road, Handsworth (by @harjinderpal):

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Rookery Road, Handsworth (by Waqar Ali):

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Junction Road, Handsworth (by @OfficialMrHaych):

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East Park, Wolverhampton (by @mi_shmash):

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Birmingham city centre:

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Did you get any pictures or videos of Wednesday’s wild weather? Get in touch on our Facebook page or via Twitter @birminghammail.