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.

There was severe flooding on the A39 on the Dunster Straight after the River Avill burst its banks at Packhorse Bridge and ran onto the road through the showground.

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