HEREFORDSHIRE fire crews have spent the day battling floods across the county, including in their own fire station.

Peterchurch Fire Station has said that following the floods caused by Storm Bert today (November 24), they have spent the day attending a range of water rescue incidents, including rescuing persons from vehicles, a woman on a bike, and conducting welfare checks across the county.
The Fire Station added that they were also involved in flooding operations at their own station, assisting in salvage and tidying up after flood water entered through the front doors.

(Image: Peterchurch Fire Station) In a post on Facebook, Hereford Fire Station said that it had been a busy day for the crews, after being dispatched to flooding and water-related rescues across the county.

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"Crews have attended numerous properties affected by flood water and completed rescues using rescue sleds, enabling residents and their animals to reach a place of safety.

"Our Water Rescue Unit was also mobilised to a water rescue near Whitney-on-Wye supporting Peterchurch & Hay-on-Wye crews."

Earlier, fire crews attended an incident near Newtown Cross on the A4103. A spokesperson for the fire service said they had been called shortly before 3pm, after a saloon car had become stuck in flood water.

The spokesperson added that two people were rescued from the vehicle, with the help of a farmer using a telehandler.