TERRIFIED kids screamed in horror when a cascade of water flooded their school bus – as Storm Babet wreaked bedlam.
Youngsters yelled “s**t” and “oh my God” as the torrent sent knee-high waves crashing through a double decker.
Kids screamed in horror when a cascade of water flooded their school bus in Chesterfield
Footage from inside a separate bus shows similar scenes unfolding in Chesterfield
Pupils were on their way home from school in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, when the carnage unfolded on Friday evening.
It appears the bus charged through a huge body of standing water when its doors were breached.
Within seconds, a muddy wave smashed up against the driver’s cockpit before surging along the downstairs gangway.
Horrified pupils jumped onto seats before whipping out their phones and filming the watery chaos.
One clip of the incident shows a man throwing himself to safety amid the flood.
The town saw 30 people rescued from their homes in the Brampton area as Storm Babet took hold on Friday.
Chaos erupted when the River Hipper burst its banks – with locals saying water levels were rising from 8am on Friday.
It is reported that 400 properties in the town were at risk of flooding.
But Brits have been warned the “worst impacts are yet to come” as officials urged people to take care amid the torrential downpours.
It comes as Storm Babet has claimed three lives, as “unprecedented” rain saw entire towns evacuated.
John Gillan, a 56-year-old dad, died when a tree struck his vehicle in Angus, Scotland on Friday.
On Thursday, cops confirmed the body of a woman, 57, had been recovered from a river also in Angus – where a red weather alert is in place.
And a man in his 60s died after getting caught in fast-flowing flood water in Cloebury Mortimer, Shropshire, on Friday.
A red weather warning for rain remains in place in eastern Scotland for 24-hours, staring at 12am on Saturday.
And Suffolk County Council was forced to declare a major incident as severe flooding sparked chaos in East Anglia.
Cars were almost completely submerged in the Elms Road car park in Framlingham.
While Debenham, Mendlesham, Stradbrooke, Stowupland and Wetheringsett were all badly affected by flooding.
As of 8pm, there were still children and teachers being kept safe in schools and leisure centres.
People in the county are still being asked to travel only if absolutely necessary.
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