A blocked culvert led to flooding
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Multi-million pound flood defence screens are being checked daily in a Devon village after renewed flooding.
The £4.2m flood defence scheme at Ottery St Mary was opened last year. In 1997 severe flooding damaged 55 properties in the town.
But a culvert became blocked last week with debris washed down during a storm.
Remote sensing devices have now been installed at the culvert to automatically alert the Environment Agency to any problems.
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