Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service coordinating weather emergency response
Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service is co-ordinating the emergency response for seven fire and rescue services in the South West following severe weather warnings across the region.
Strensham Services on the M5 will act as the base for strategic command, involving fire and rescue services from around the country supporting services in Devon and Somerset, Wiltshire, Dorset, Avon, Oxfordshire, Hereford and Worcestershire and Gloucestershire.
Other services stationed at the base and ready to respond include police, the Severn Area Rescue Association, and other teams of specialists in mountain, cavern and water rescues.
Family stranded in holiday cottage over Christmas
A family from Melksham on holiday in Gloucestershire over Christmas had to be rescued from their cottage after being marooned by the floods.
Tyntesfield closed due to flooding
Tyntesfield Estate in North Somerset has been forced to close after the visitor centre was flooded.
RNLI on stand by to help those hit by bad weather
RNLI volunteers are on stand by as the region braces itself for more rain. Winds of up to 70mph are also expected.