THUNDERSTORMS sweeping across the South West struck near Crediton this afternoon.

At Yeoford a thunderstorm washed soil from ploughed fields over a bank, into the road and down into the village.

It resulted in blocked drains and leaving the car park of The Duck at Yeoford like a lake.

Red soil and silt has settled over the road through the village to a depth of several inches.

Other drains in the area were also blocked and the river at Keymelford was, once again, flooded over the road.