DAWLISH has suffered for the second time in three days as Storm Chandra brought a torrent of water through the town.

The colossal amount of rain has led to roads being waterlogged and warnings to stay away from the Brook until water levels drops.

During the night both Black Swan nests were lost.

The adult swans have all survived and flood water has receded by about two feet.

County councillor Rosie Dawlish said: ‘Chandra has caused significant problems, we have been out since 1am checking high risk residential areas and have called Highways, Teignbridge Council and police now to assess possible impact over the next couple of hours.

‘Please stay away from The Brook until water levels drop.’

Volunteers from WADE were out during the night keeping a check on water levels and controlling sluice gates.

Engineers from Network Rail were also working through the night walking tracks and checking for debris.