Driver rescued from car roof after flash flooding in West Dorset

Campers were also helped from tents and caravans

Author: Maria GreenwoodPublished 29th Jun 2021

Heavy rain caused flash flooding in West Dorset last night.

Crews from Beaminster Fire Station were called to a person stranded on the roof of their car which was stuck in flood water.

They also went to the aid of people in tents and caravans at a nearby campsite that had been flooded.

Shortly after, firefighters from Beaminster were then sent to flooding outside a property in Clapton.

Crews cleared drains and pumped water to help divert the water away from the property.