Flooding: Homes evacuated after South West downpours
BBC News Published image copyrightEast Cornwall Search and Rescue image captionEast Cornwall Search and Rescue rescued a trapped driver and helped people evacuate their homes Fire crews were pumping water out of houses through the night after flooding forced people to evacuate their homes. Several people in Lostwithiel, Cornwall, had to spend the night in a community centre, while 18 people had to abandon their caravans at Notter Bridge, near Saltash. The fire service called in "water rescue units" from Devon after 35mm of rain fell in just 24 hours. The flood risk is reducing over the weeken...
Source: bbc.co.uk
