Firefighters have been assisting vehicles stranded in flood water this morning as Storm Chandra causes disruption across the west

Just days after the region was impacted by Storm Ingrid, wetter and windier conditions have made landfall. The relentless downpours from Storm Chandra have triggered nearly 100 flood warnings across the region, with Devon bearing the brunt of the impact.

Engineers will carry out emergency works near Axminster over the weekend of Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 of January to stabilise the railway following a landslip.

Services between Crewkerne and Exeter will be suspended on 17th and 18th January, to allow the lineside to be stabilised following a landslip.

Dramatic scenes in Devon.