Managers said the scheme was being introduced after "numerous flood events over the years" in Dawlish, particularly in 2012. Combe Martin also suffered flooding in 1958, 1960, 2016 and in 2018 as ...

Dawlish was among the places to have flash-flooding, with water rushing down the main street Part of the car park at IKEA in Exeter was flooded after the heavy rain but the store remained open.