Motorists rescued from flooded vehicles after heavy rain in Cornwall

Padstow Community Fire Station checked "known flood spots"

People have been rescued from flooded vehicles after heavy rain, Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service has said.

The service said it was called out multiple times on Monday night.

In St Merryn, two people were rescued from the roof of their car, and near Ruthernbridge a woman was saved after she was trapped in a flooded vehicle.

At Rumford, near Wadebridge, two men were rescued from a flooded car, and another man was helped from a second flooded vehicle, the service said.

'Flood spots' checked

Elsewhere, Padstow Community Fire Station said it was called to reports of a flooded vehicle, which prompted the closure of the road from Winnards Perch towards Padstow.

Crews then checked other "known flood spots" and recovered three more cars, the service said.

It added roads around Padstow remained flooded on Tuesday morning.

There were two flood alerts in Cornwall overnight on Monday, for the St Austell and Par Rivers and for the Helford and Fal Rivers.

Great Western Railway said on Tuesday morning flooding had impacted the line between Par and Newquay but it had since reopened.