Sailors, troopers and Royal Marines have been drafted in to assist with the continued flooding disaster.
As 60 sq. miles of the Somerset Ranges stay underwater, there at the moment are 14 extreme flood warnings in place alongside the River Thames.
Yesterday (Sunday) sailors and troopers have been in Datchet in Berkshire serving to house owners put together for the worst.
100 sailors from HMS Sultan in Gosport have been drafted in to construct emergency defences to channel away any water ought to the worst occur.
They have been working with the Surroundings Company and the fireplace and rescue service.
The work started on Sunday afternoon, with Army reservists from 7 RIFLES spending 5 hours constructing a two-and-a-half foot excessive sandbag wall stretching for greater than 500 yards.
Army personnel stay on standby ought to extra of their assist be wanted.
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