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struggled with an Australian barrage all tour. Let's hope this guy has a

lot Rail passengers were left stranded

on a train in Somerset overnight as torrential rain caused serious

problems across the region. The train hit a fallen tree on the track

then came to a halt in Taunton. Hello, good evening. Our

correspondent reports. It's left Paddington at 8:30pm on the way to

Plymouth but it got no further than Taunton. This damage was caused when

it hit a fallen tree on the track. At that the fact that the track

further west was flooded and this train got no further. We were here

for six hours and we do not know how we getting home. The nightmare

Christmas! Many of the 200 passengers were stranded on the

strain overnight. First Great Western did organise coaches and

taxis to get the passengers to their final destinations that was a task

made harder because of flooding on roads. Some of the rail replacement

transport that we would normally put in place in Devon and Cornwall were

not prepared to go out in the weather so the roads were in almost

as worse State as the railways. Devon and Somerset Fire Service

answered 250 emergency calls overnight, rescuing 26 people stuck

in their cars in flood water. Some drivers plainly wished they had not

tried going through floodwaters This hotel had its Christmas

decorations disrupted by flooding, the worst in a decade. Wade is only

on this road, and unless you are prepared to swim. `` waders. The bad

weather has caused flooding across the West. The centre of Bradford on

Avon has just been closed off as river levels keep rising ` from

where Steve Knibbs reports. At the biggest road junction here,

improvised traffic control. The water has been rising since 9am and

everyone has helped out. Nobody else was doing anything. Gentle, gentle!

They are making a wave if they go too quick. On what should have been

one of the busiest days for local businesses, many had no choice but

to shut up early. We got what we could but it was a case of getting

what we could and leaving the shop. We will come back when it is all

gone. While some tried to get where they were going, someone were

starting the clean`up. Every time it floods, a group of neighbours are

out sorting it out and trying to get the water in the field. There is so

much from the fields that it was ruining the road. Fire crews cannot

get the water out because there is nowhere to go. Until it receives,

the town has been cut into four Christmas. And in the last hour

we've been told that the Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service has stopped

ferrying people across the bridge in Bradford on Avon and closed it

completely due to concerns about the safety of the bridge itself. Let's

get the weather now and completely due to concerns about the

safety of the bridge Jenna is here with a forecast. Thank you. After

the chaos of yesterday, it is an improving story from Christmas Day

and Boxing Day. The worst is over until Friday. Christmas Day itself,

some decent spells of sunshine and some wintry showers as well as a

chilly breeze. On Christmas Eve some showers still around, wintry

mix on higher ground. A blustery breeze has helped with the

evaporation process, but it is a cold day and a cold night to come. A

chilly night to come. Showers are around. A wind chill still with

highs of six or eight Celsius. We have further weather warnings after

a sunny Boxing Day. The weather will change on Friday with rain and a

strengthening win. That wind will get to 60 mph and further rain could

see rail and travel disruption once again as well as trees down. Thank

you. That is it from us and we are back on Boxing Day. From all of us

here, enjoy the rest of your Christmas Eve and have a very Merry

Christmas. Good night. it from us - we are back on Boxing

Day at One o'clock. Merry Christmas.