Floods from country park hit roads and care home Flooding caused chaos in parts of Oxfordshire over the weekend of November 16 and 17.

Staff from bus company Stagecoach had to move cars and four buses parked on a track behind its depot after water running out of Shotover Country Park caused flooding in Horspath Road, Cowley, on November 16.

Cars make their way through flood water in Horspath Road, Oxford

Water collected between the Stagecoach depot and part of the BMW plant. Staff warned to motorists to turn back, although some drivers continued through the standing water.

A rugby match between Oxford Harlequins and Swanage & Wareham, in the South West League Division Two, was moved at the last minute from Horspath Road to Stratfield Brake, near Kidlington.

A car driven by Harlequins' secretary Keith Latham broke down in the flood.

He said: "I got a phone call at 9am on Saturday from my groundsman saying I should go up to Horspath Road, because he had never seen anything like it," he said.

"As I went past the bus depot and what I thought was a puddle, my car died in a foot of water.

"The bus company kindly towed me out. I thought I had blown the engine, but luckily, about an hour-and-a-half later, the car worked."

Water also flooded parts of Knights House, an Oxford City Council home for the elderly, in Harold White Close, Risinghurst.

Quarry and Risinghurst city councillor Dee Sinclair, who was called in to help, said: "It's very distressing for the people living there. The carpets have been damaged.

"The water runs off the hill at Shotover, along Kiln Lane into Harold White Close and gets into the building.

"This is the second time it has happened in the past few months."

She added: "I have spoken to Val Smith, the executive member for housing. We're going to see what can be done to stop it happening again."

Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service and council workmen were called to clear drains in the area.

Firefighters also pumped 4,000 litres of water out from under the floorboards of a house in Hollow Way, Cowley, on November 16. A crew was called at 7.10pm and was at the scene for about two hours.

Crews also dealt with flooding in Marston, north Oxford, and at Weston-on-the Green, where water in fields spread to gardens and a business park. Water flowed into the showroom and kitchen at Crick House Interiors at Weston to a depth of three feet.

A spokesman said: "We managed to drain all the water out of the building. We've had a humidifier on all night to dry out the carpets."

The Environment Agency has placed the River Thames in Oxfordshire on Flood Watch, two levels below a full Flood Warning. For the latest information, call the Environment Agency's Floodline on 0845 988 1188.