ROADS were made impassable, people were trapped in vehicles and structural damage was caused when Storm Angus vented its fury on West Somerset at the weekend.
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A tailback spread several miles and by early evening had reached as far as Seaward Way Minehead, halting Minehead-Taunton bus services.
On the A39 Withycombe Straight between Bilbrook and Carhampton, flood water over a foot deep brought traffic to a standstill for over an hour.
And police closed the Dunster-Wheddon Cross road near Timberscombe when deep flood water made the road impassable.
Full report and photos in Friday’s Free Press