Firefighters in the south west say their rescue and recovery work during the flooding has been hampered by shortages of equipment and staff ... and inadequate training.
It's emerged that members of 20 other fire and rescue services were drafted in to help those from the Devon and Somerset service.
Members of the fire brigades union all over the country have reported a lack of dry suits, and not enough vehicles capable of driving through high levels of water.
The FBU's regional chairman Bob Walker says Government cuts to fire service funding are making it harder to cope with this kind of emergency.
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