South Hams coastguard teams deployed to large-scale flooding in Somerset

Coastguard rescue teams from Kingsbridge and Bigbury were drafted in to help to large scale flooding in Somerset during Storm Herminia. 

Coastguard Rescue Officers from Kingsbridge Coastguard Rescue Team, Bigbury Coastguard Rescue team, Paignton Coastguard Rescue Team, and Torbay Coastguard Rescue Team, alongside members of the the area management team, were called to support teams in Somerset on Sunday, 26 January. 

Kingsbridge Coastguard Rescue Team 

A spokesperson for Kingsbridge Coastguard Rescue Team, said: "The team arrived at the MASHA - Multi-agency strategic holding area at Taunton Fire Station. Working alongside emergency service partners from Devon and Cornwall Police, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service, South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, Mountain Rescue England and Wales, and other agencies.

Kingsbridge Coastguard Rescue Team 

"The team then awaited instructions before being sent out to help evacuate homes and provide welfare checks.

"After a long night, the team stood down at around 0700HRS this morning and returned home. Well done to the team, and all of the those working to help those affected by the floods in Somerset."

☎️ Remember in a coastal emergency, dial 999 and ask for the Coastguard.