The vulnerable and elderly members of storm-hit communities have been at the forefront of concern for care services across the South West.
Evie Drew and her fellow carers based around Truro and Falmouth, Cornwall, found rural roads closed by fallen trees so had to help cover each others’ clients, including many who had suffered power cuts.
“That’s why it’s been extra important that we make sure that our clients have the appropriate equipment around them,” she said.
“They need enough food, enough fluids and we’re ensuring they have their correct medication.
Andy Burnham said that in the UK we “potentially are facing a winter of greater flooding” as he answered a question on preparedness.
The prime minister said “we’re living in a world where unexpected events seem to be becoming more and more common”.
“Obviously weather events – and we’re in a situation today where the UK is facing storms, and obviously we feel for the people without power in Cornwall right now… it is just having those supplies in the house to get you through those moments,” he added.
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