A flood alert has been issued by the Environment Agency, with the organisation saying there is a possibility that the B3151 Glastonbury to Meare road may be flooded.

The Be Prepared alert has been issued for the Rivers Brue, Sheppey, Glastonbury Millstream and North and South Drains.

River levels are forecast to rise as a result of heavy rainfall overnight. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible to begin from now (6pm on Saturday September 2), overnight through to Sunday.

A spokeperson for the agency said: "We believe there is a possibility of flooding for the B3151 Glastonbury to Meare Road.

"Overtopping is forecast from the Glastonbury Millstream and the River Brue at North Drain and Westhay. The River Brue is forecast to be bankfull upstream of Bruton Dam with field flooding likely.

"Further light rainfall is forecast on Sunday. We expect river levels to rise in response to the rainfall, although response may be limited due to the dry nature of the catchments.

"We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff have carried out checks and cleared weed screens."