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Good evening. The Environment Agency says it's working to protect over a | :00:11. | :00:16. | |
thousand properties on the outskirts of Bridgwater from flooding. It is | :00:17. | :00:19. | |
building a temporary earth bank at Huntmoor. But it's taken out some of | :00:20. | :00:25. | |
its pumps in the village of Moorland, saying otherwise, they | :00:26. | :00:28. | |
would be damaged or destroyed by the water. In a moment Scott Ellis | :00:29. | :00:31. | |
reports from there, but first here's Lizzie Way on how Sunday developed | :00:32. | :00:39. | |
on the Somerset Levels. Another day and another visitor, Nigel Farage | :00:40. | :00:44. | |
came to survey the scene. But just yards away many locals were too busy | :00:45. | :00:48. | |
to meet him. They were working to shore up what river bank is left. | :00:49. | :00:54. | |
Children are being dropped off by buses on the main road and having to | :00:55. | :00:59. | |
walk to get home along here and in the dark as well, they cannot see | :01:00. | :01:05. | |
where they are going. We need to do something to make it safer. And here | :01:06. | :01:09. | |
is the help from Holland. Waiting to be deployed, 17 lorries with pumps | :01:10. | :01:12. | |
and pipes to take the water from Kings Sedgmoor Drain to Parrett at | :01:13. | :01:15. | |
high tide. Meanwhile farmers were back again helping farmers. This | :01:16. | :01:20. | |
time it was the North Somerset Young Farmers who came in a convoy to | :01:21. | :01:23. | |
donate bales of straw. Despite facing tough times themselves they | :01:24. | :01:27. | |
wanted to give to those who were finding life even harder. It was one | :01:28. | :01:38. | |
thing we can do, we are short on straw and silage ourselves, but if a | :01:39. | :01:42. | |
lot of farms donate a couple of bales, you soon have at one load. | :01:43. | :01:48. | |
These dogs were rescued this afternoon from a house in Moorland. | :01:49. | :01:51. | |
They weren't the only ones pleased to be on dry land. There are | :01:52. | :01:59. | |
occassions when you're glad to see your car being towed away. Not least | :02:00. | :02:03. | |
in Moorland. It'll be drier somewhere else. The main road is | :02:04. | :02:06. | |
waist deep, some abandoned homes are under four feet of water. I remember | :02:07. | :02:13. | |
someone trying to pump out the house, the pump is submerged and it | :02:14. | :02:18. | |
is almost a ghost town. The church has started to flood as well on the | :02:19. | :02:22. | |
high ground. Jane Scott returned today to grab some more belongings. | :02:23. | :02:26. | |
Her home's ankle deep in water. It is very smelly. Very smelly indeed. | :02:27. | :02:32. | |
These are the die`hards. A dozen or so who've stayed built a dam and can | :02:33. | :02:41. | |
only hope. And it means we can be back here rather than move out, it | :02:42. | :02:46. | |
is worth it. It is heartbreaking. We are pulling together and we will do | :02:47. | :02:54. | |
what we can do. The flooding is still causing problems for rail | :02:55. | :02:57. | |
services across Somerset. The line between Bridgwater and Castle Cary | :02:58. | :03:00. | |
is still under water and other lines at Bridgwater and Athelney are also | :03:01. | :03:09. | |
blocked by flooding. At Crewkerne, services were suspended after a | :03:10. | :03:12. | |
landslip but are now running at reduced speed, allowing a limited | :03:13. | :03:15. | |
service into Exeter from Waterloo. All passengers are advised to check | :03:16. | :03:21. | |
before travelling. Petition calling for the new Bishop of Bath and Wells | :03:22. | :03:25. | |
to live in the palace rather than move to a house outside will be | :03:26. | :03:29. | |
raised at a Church of England meeting tomorrow. The local MP will | :03:30. | :03:35. | |
present the petition which has nearly 1500 signatures. It is: Per | :03:36. | :03:38. | |
consultation before a final decision is made over the move. | :03:39. | :03:41. | |
Congratulations are pouring in for the Bristol snowboarder Jenny Jones | :03:42. | :03:44. | |
who will be bringing home a bronze medal after success in Sochi. And it | :03:45. | :03:48. | |
all started on a dry ski slope in North Somerset. Here's Ali Durden. A | :03:49. | :03:57. | |
surprise reunion for Jenny Jones with her parents. She did not know | :03:58. | :04:02. | |
they had flown out to the Sochi to which `` to watch Olympic final She | :04:03. | :04:07. | |
had been in the gold medal position after her run but had to watch the | :04:08. | :04:11. | |
rest of the field have their ago. It was a nerve wracking wait and for | :04:12. | :04:16. | |
mum and dad as well. I cannot believe it. I was waiting, I knew I | :04:17. | :04:22. | |
would drop down and they did not know how far. Oh my god! I am so | :04:23. | :04:30. | |
happy. We have always been proud of her, but blimey! This is the icing | :04:31. | :04:36. | |
on the cake. There was excitement at the dry slope in Somerset where | :04:37. | :04:41. | |
Jenny had her first lesson 16 years ago. I am chuffed she got a bronze | :04:42. | :04:47. | |
medal. She has gone on to win an Olympic medal. We are proud. It is a | :04:48. | :04:53. | |
great achievement, it is so different to snow. Fair play to her. | :04:54. | :04:58. | |
Jenny Jones prolonged her career in order to take part in this year s | :04:59. | :05:06. | |
Olympics and up 33 years Now, the weather with Holly Green. Of age, | :05:07. | :05:09. | |
she has written her board into the history books. | :05:10. | :05:17. | |
Some showers with us this evening and they could be wintry across | :05:18. | :05:23. | |
higher ground and with clearer skies and lighter winds in the early | :05:24. | :05:29. | |
hours, the risk of ice on untreated services. A colder start for | :05:30. | :05:33. | |
tomorrow with frost and ice to watch out for, some showers through the | :05:34. | :05:37. | |
morning as well, also some sunshine and it should be dry for many of us | :05:38. | :05:42. | |
through the afternoon, that of a respite tomorrow, temperatures up to | :05:43. | :05:47. | |
nine degrees. We have early warnings for heavy rain for the week ahead, | :05:48. | :05:52. | |
arriving from the West through Tuesday morning, leading to wintry | :05:53. | :05:57. | |
showers on Wednesday and further wet on Thursday. And do remember, you | :05:58. | :06:01. | |
can watch Points West bulletins and today's edition of | :06:02. | :06:03. |