A North Herefordshire village has been cut off to traffic after rain from Storm Franklin caused a brook to burst its banks.

Residents of Eardisland, near Leominster, were left stranded as the road through the village started to flood in the early hours of Monday morning.

Reg Curtis, who lives in the village, said: "It's always a worry when the road floods in the village because of the lack of drainage.

"It leaves the water with nowhere to go. We are really lucky here that we have such a dedicated flood response group that keep locals and visitors safe."

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The flood response group monitors the Titley weather station near Kington, run by the Environment Agency, which gives the village advanced warning of what is to come and a few hours to prepare as the water makes its way downstream.

The flooding reached a peak at about 6.30am with parish councillor Richard Kirby and other volunteers helping to get the message out to locals and to anyone looking to drive through the village.

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Mr Kirby said: "The main risk from the flood is vehicles trying to drive through it, going too fast and creating a bow wave that leads to more danger for residents and their property.

"Thankfully we haven't been affected quite as badly as previously because the Arrow didn't burst its banks. That kept the main part of the village from being inundated."

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The Environment Agency issued a flood warning – meaning people were told to act now – for the river Arrow at Eardisland.

It said this morning that flooding of homes and businesses was imminent and it was monitoring the situation, but levels have since dropped.

Flood warnings remain in place for the river Wye in Hereford, with the level still rising at 5.30pm on Monday.