More than £400,000 is being spent on repairing flood defences which protect homes along a Devon estuary. A 200m stretch of defences is being repaired at Dawlish Warren by the Environment Agency.

"Exmouth RNLI volunteers were tasked to conduct a shoreline search of Dawlish Beach following reports of major flooding in the town," a spokesperson for the RNLI said. "This followed concerns that ...

The RNLI carried out searches after major flooding hit Dawlish on Sunday. The seaside town was left underwater after a stream which flows through the town burst its banks. Water gushed into the ...

Like Sandra, she was working when the flooding started. "I've never seen anything like it," she said. "It all happened in the space of about half an hour, and the water came up really quickly.

Dawlish is recovering from heavy rain and flooding that left the seaside town underwater on Sunday. A stream which flows through the town burst its banks yesterday , flooding roads and pavements.

Homes in Devon have been flooded after torrential downpours across the region. Harberton resident Jan Carne is one of the people pulling together to help out neighbours impacted by the floods. Ms ...

Three flood alerts have been raised near Dawlish, including the Lower Exe area, Rivers Otter and Sid, Exmouth area, and the River Teign area.

The warning, issued late on Monday night, says that flooding is possible. The flood alert has been issued for the South Devon coast from Start Point to Dawlish Warren.

UK storms: Dawlish sea wall collapses under railway line. David Cameron says an extra £100m will be made available to fund essential flood defences, after high winds and stormy seas cause the ...

The flood defences were overwhelmed by the huge waves and the 91 mph-strong winds as ITV News ... It is not just Dawlish that is affected, this railway line is to Plymouth, the naval ...