Isle of Wight festival hit by travel chaos after torrential rain

Festivalgoers sleep in cars on gridlocked roads or are stranded on boats as wet weather turns site into mud bathTorrential rain has caused chaos at the Isle of Wight festival as revellers arriving at the weekend-long event were forced to sleep in their cars after torrential rain turned the site into a mud bath. Organisers dismissed fears that the festival could be cancelled, but urged people to avoid arriving at the festival in cars as torrential rain caused car parks to become waterlogged.Ferri...

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