FLOODWATER entered a cottage following a "significant" landslide in the early hours of this morning (Sunday, May 29).

Firefighters called to the incident in Rock Lane, West Bagborough, at 40 minutes after midnight, checked the home was structurally sound.

They then summoned a 4X4 vehicle before getting to work with small tools diverting floodwater away from the property to reduce internal flooding.

The watercourse was diverted around the property.