Drivers trapped in cars by floods

Two women had to be rescued from their cars after they became trapped in their vehicles because of flooding in east Devon.

The first was stranded near Crealy Country Park in Clyst St Mary, near Exeter, on Tuesday night.

Firefighters also went to the rescue of another woman who was trapped in Rockbeare, between Exeter and Whimple, less than an hour later.

Her car was stuck in about 1m (3.3ft) of flood water in Parsons Lane.

Meanwhile, the Environment Agency has issued a flood warning for the River Clyst from Broadclyst to Clyst St Mary.

It said vulnerable riverside properties at Burrow and Clyst Honiton could be affected.