Heavy thundery showers have resulted in surface water flooding in Devon and parts of Somerset. Several villages along the River Cam in East Somerset have experienced flooding, with some properties evacuated by the fire service.
The heavy rain also impacted parts of East Devon with some properties flooded in Newton Poppleford, Tipton St John, and Collaton Raleigh. There has also been widespread disruption to roads and travel across the area.
The Environment Agency has had field teams on the ground assisting the response and to assess impacts.
An Environment Agency spokesperson said:
Heavy thundery showers have resulted in surface water flooding of several properties in parts of East Devon and Somerset overnight.
We have had field teams on the ground assisting the response and to assess the impacts of the flooding on our flood defences, monitoring river levels, checking flood gates, and clearing trash screens.
Showers have been forecast for the next two days so we will keep monitoring the weather and issue warnings if appropriate. People are urged to sign-up for flood warnings and continue to monitor the weather reports.
The heavy rain also impacted parts of East Devon with properties flooded in Newton Poppleford, Tipton St John, Rockbeare, and Collaton Raleigh.
There has also been widespread disruption to roads and travel across the area so people are urged to check the road situation before setting off on a journey.
As always, we urge people to check their flood risk, sign up for free flood warnings and keep up to date with the latest situation at https://www.gov.uk/check-flood-risk, call Floodline on 0345 988 1188 or follow @EnvAgency on Twitter for the latest flood updates.
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Comment by William Hughes-Games posted on
The length of droughts and the severity of sudden rainfall events is only going to get worse. All of the UK really must accelerate the spread of beavers to every available catchment.