A nurse has criticised the emergency response after his town was hit by flooding as Storm Antoni swept the UK
A spokesman for the Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council said:"The council responded immediately when called out to the need for help and a crew was deployed to the scene by early morning. Further crews were mobilised throughout the morning as the scale of the flooding became apparent."
He said crews were at the scene all day, adding:"This work included making roads safe to use, clearing gulleys to allow the water to run away and providing help to residents to protect their homes."Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video playerThis was the first named storm of the season - bringing gusts of up to 78mph and 43mm of rainfall - half of what's typically seen in the whole of August.
Met Office meteorologist Simon Partridge said better conditions may also be on the way in the second half of August.
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