The after effects of Storm Bert were being felt long after the rain stopped as the clean up began around Dorset.

Several roads around the county remained flooded on Monday morning which resulted in people having to be rescued from their vehicles.

A fallen tree also caused more travel disruption as trains were cancelled between Weymouth and Yeovil.

Dorset Council's highways team responded many road closures due to the severe weather conditions including the A303, A30, A35, A357 and A352 as the heavy rain and wind battered the county over the weekend.

Hundreds of homes also lost power in and around Dorchester as engineers rushed to get the lights back on in treacherous conditions. 

Firefighters had to rescue people from a car in Winterbourne Abbas on Sunday and yesterday morning, another driver was pulled from their car in Sturminster Marshall whilst another two vans were pulled from floodwater by a tractor.

There were also concerns for animals raised as low lying fields were flooded.

A spokesperson for Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service said: "We went to Fifehead Magdalen on Sunday, November 24, after concerns were raised about sheep in floodwater, and there was a car in floodwater on the A35 at Winterbourne Abbas where the occupants had to be rescued, and people were rescued from three vehicles in floodwater at Mill Lane, Sturminster Marshall on Monday morning."

In Weymouth, the town council was left clearing debris from public gardens and had to supply sandbags to a local resident as water levels threatened to flood their home.

A town council spokesperson said: "We had some debris in our gardens which our Greenspaces Team have dealt with, and we supplied sandbags to a resident."

Flood warnings also remain in place along the River Frome and River Asker as water levels continue to rise, with flooding still to be expected between Maiden Newton and Wareham.

Flood alerts are also in place by the River Brit and River Wey, despite the rain subsiding over night on Sunday, and flooding is still possible in these areas.

The county is set to be a lot drier this week, with rain now only forecast overnight on Tuesday.

Temperatures are expected to drop slightly to highs of nine degrees and lows of 3 degrees on Wednesday and Thursday but it should feel warmer as the weekend approaches with highs of 14 degrees and lows of eight degrees.