Hampshire fire and rescue crews had a busy night on Thursday, rescuing residents that had become stranded in floods due to the impact of Storm Ciaran.

As the storm landed in Hampshire late in the evening, firefighters across the region were dealing with fallen trees onto powerlines, people needing rescue from cars in floodwater and making dangerous structures safe for residents.

In the New Forest, firefighters rescued a driver that had become stranded on the roof of his van in the early hours of Friday.

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A Spokesperson for Hampshire & IOW Fire & Rescue service said: “Redbridge and Lyndhurst crews rescued a driver from the roof of his van surrounded by flowing flood water.

“Firefighters were on the scene at Paradise Lane in Woodlands shortly before 2am.

“Crews used a ladder to reach the stranded driver and bring him to safety, before requesting police to close the road.”

Lymington and DWFRS crews were called to rescue a woman from a car in flood water on Undershore Road at around 2pm on Friday. 

Firefighters were able to get the woman out of the vehicle and lead her to a place of safety before she was assessed by paramedics.

The night before, on-call firefighters from Fordingbridge were called to a pub in Woodgreen at midnight after an events marquee had blown onto neighbouring properties.

Using tools, the crew dismantled the metal framed structure which had been flailing around in the winds. HIWFRS left the scene at around 12.30am on Friday.

Ringwood and Fordingbridge on-call teams also rescued a woman trapped in a car in flood water.

The crews were alerted to the incident on Crow Hill in Crow shortly after 7am on Friday.

The woman was unable to open the door of the vehicle due to the force of the flowing water.

A water rescue wading team were deployed to bring the casualty to dry land where she was assessed.

The fire service alerted partners to close the road before they returned to station shortly after 8am.

A Fordingbridge crew also came across a casualty trapped in a car in floodwater on the A338 in Blashford.

The crew carried the driver to safety before returning to station shortly after 8am on Friday.