RNLI on stand by as region prepares for more rain

Around 20 crew volunteers from the south west are on stand by Credit: Paul Faith/PA Wire/Press Association Images

Specially trained RNLI crew volunteers from the south west who are members of the charity’s Flood Rescue Team (FRT), have been put on stand by this morning in Bridgwater. With more rain expected across parts of the region there are concerns low lying areas could flood around high tide this lunchtime.

The team of around 20 crew volunteers from the south west, who are also fully trained for flood rescue, will head to Bridgwater where they will be joined by colleagues from the RNLI area around the charity’s headquarters in Poole, Dorset.