The village where residents were stranded is near the River Parrett which burst its banks.
In Braunton, homes and shops were flooded when the River Caen burst its banks overnight.
In Plympton 15 people were forced to move after the Long Brook burst its banks.
About 100 residents had to be evacuated after the Water of Ruchill burst its banks.
This will significantly lower the water levels in Horsbere Brook, which burst its banks four years ago.
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The village was also badly flooded in August, when the Water of Ruchill previously burst its banks.
Wendlebury Brook burst its banks after 33mm (1.3 inches) of rain fell in six hours on Thursday morning.
Around 70 people were killed by floods in Ethiopia's eastern Ogaden region after a river burst its banks.
One of Cornwall's busiest routes has reopened after it was shut by flooding when a river burst its banks.
The River Danube - already swollen to record levels - burst its banks in the capital Vienna on Tuesday.
Local people say it has has also burst its banks in some places.
Several homes and businesses were flooded after the River Barle in Dulverton, Somerset, burst its banks late on Saturday.
Last month, more than a dozen homes were flooded in Burton Fleming when the Gypsey Race stream burst its banks.
In South Africa, floodwaters claimed several lives and left hundreds stranded after the Limpopo river burst its banks on Monday.
Residents were evacuated from Stonehaven after it was hit by flooding on Sunday when the River Carron burst its banks.
The river Conwy burst its banks at Llanrwst on Monday, and water was pumped out of a house at Carreglefn, Anglesey.
In Worcestershire, the racecourse and cricket ground in the city centre were under water after the River Severn burst its banks.
Floodwaters in South Africa have claimed several lives and left hundreds stranded after the Limpopo river burst its banks on Monday.
In the capital, Apia, homes were flattened and the Vaisigano River burst its banks, washing away cars, trees and other debris.
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The figure does not include insurance claims by private home owners also recovering after the River Elwy burst its banks last November.
Scores more are still missing in Teluk Wondama district after flash floods and landslides that were triggered when a river burst its banks.
Worcestershire were unable to stage any of their home Twenty20 fixtures at their Worcester headquarters after the Severn burst its banks after heavy rain.
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The most serious flooding in recent years was in the Stockbridge area of Keighley in October 2000 when the River Aire burst its banks.
Dozens of homes in Llanrwst were flooded in 2004 and the village of Trefriw was cut off when the River Conwy burst its banks.
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The landslides hit the city of Petropolis, about 40 miles (65km) north of Rio, after a river burst its banks and flooded the city centre.
St Denys church, Severn Stoke, was hit by the December floods when the River Severn burst its banks following heavy rainfall across England and Wales.
The A4042 is shut in both directions between the A40 Monmouth Road junction and Heads of the Valleys A465 at Abergavenny, after a river burst its banks at Llanellen.
If it had been available when the Kaduna river burst its banks last week, driving 5, 000 people from their homes, the government could swiftly have identified the worst-affected areas.
In Thailand alone more than 370 people have died so far with the rains swelling Bangkok's Chao Phraya River, which the Thai authorities fear could burst its banks at any moment.
City residents were urged to evacuate after the authorities warned them that Bangkok's Chao Phraya River could burst its banks over the weekend due to high tides, which are expected to last until Monday.
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