It came after Dorset was hit by heavy rainfall on Monday evening. Sturminster Newton resident Anna Vining, aged 41, was inside her home when she heard ‘a loud cracking noise’ after 8pm. She explained that a small leg of the River Stour flows through her garden, with a bridge that runs over the small stream and connects to another garden. Mrs Vining recalled it was ‘raining but only a little bit’ and was left stunned by the sight of seeing a large volume of water flow through her garden.
The River Stour, which normally flows through her garden, suddenly experienced high river levels in a freak event. Picture: Anna Vining