Heavy rains cause Devon and Cornwall floods

Overnight heavy rains in Devon and Cornwall have flooded both counties.

There have been several incidents in the entire region, including a family, which was to be rescued by firefighters from flooded homes in the torpoint overnight, and a landslide that blocked A379 in Modbury.

The owners of the Mewstone Candle Company in Modbari said that their shop and other businesses in the region were affected by the floods.

In Plymouth and Loo, the properties were flooded, and fire fighting staff in Devon were called for 15 incidents overnight.

Meanwhile, a meteorological office warning for heavy rains for Devon and Cornwall was downgrated at 12:00 BST at 04:00 pm as the rain was cleared.

The Torpoint Fire Station said that it helped to get out of the flooded house after the family was called for property at around 00:40.

The station said deep flood waters were also at A374 between Wilkov and Antony and urged motor drivers to take additional care while driving in the area.

The floods were also reported on the islands of Skili, Samaya Reid, a resident of St. Mary, said that his family had come home from one night to get “ankle-deep water” on his road.

Ms. Reid said that on Thursday there was a “crazy amount of rain” between 20:30 and 21:00.

“When we reached home, there was already a fire engine and our entire front garden was already flooded and children’s toys were floating around,” he said.

“Thankfully, it just reached the top of our move and did not actually reach the door in front of us, but some more inch water and we were flooded in our house.”

Modbury fire station Said on Facebook The A379 near the Harton Cross was blocked by a landslide.

The post said: “Please be careful while driving as there are local floods and debris on the road.”

Stagekoch South West said the landslide had disrupted its bus services in Modbury and had to implement a diversion.

The Mevstone Candle Company said it would be closed while it cleaned the damage to the shop.

Its owners said that other businesses of the village were also affected by the floods.

A Facebook post of the shop said: “This type of incident is very scary when you see floods in water despite the best measures.”

Bullers weapons in Lu and King in Kingsbridge, both of them posted videos on their social media profiles, which show flood waters outside.

People living in Mewagisi said that there was a flood in some parts of the village of Cornish, including the junction of Tradoni Hill on St. George Square.

Resident Pit Nelson said that it seemed that a storm drain was covered at the site and the road had suffered some damage.

He said: “It was around 23:00 when it completely started hammering it down.

“I was like wow, I could not believe it, it was too heavy.”

Traffic monitoring website Inrich said that both Crescent and Goonhawar in Plymouth affected the A3075 floods.

The fisherman’s weapon landlady at East Lowo, Tina Crawford, said that the cellar of the pub was about 2 feet (about 0.6 meters) under water.

“I have never seen anything like that,” he said.

“It was coming down from the banks of the pub like a river. It was bringing cans, brick and debris below the road.”

Jack Bakery, owner of Jack Bakery on Plymouth Barbikan, said that his daughter’s bedroom and the bed above were “ruined” with floods.

He said that he had to take it to the mattress at the tip this morning and draw all the carpets.

“His entire bedroom is ruined,” said Ms. Laughton. “The carpet is gone, but the wood is saturated. I have a dehumidifier to try and dry it.

“I think it needs a few days of drying before keeping a new carpet down.”

He said that being the oldest bakery in the country, the building was “very old”.

“It is listed so we cannot do much to change these things.”

L Clarke said that his kitchen flooded in the area of ​​Plymouth on Thursday evening.

He said that the flood on the road was “waist high”.

“We are tired after a busy night of the frantic moping,” he said.

Dewon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service stated that its crew and equipment participated in a total of 15 flood incidents between 00:35 and 02.34.

A spokesperson said almost all the incidents were in the Plymouth region, with only one or two around the pongon and torque region.

BBC meteorologist Madhumkhi Takar said that parts of South Devon received more than half of monthly rainfall in 24 hours.

He said: “Plymouth recorded 54 mm [2.1in] Not far behind in 12 hours with several sites in South Devon and Cornwal. The average for Southwest England during August is 98 mm.

“While today it looks slightly dry with the scattering of the rain, another area of ​​low pressure is ready to bring heavy rainfall to the region over the weekend.