TEIGNBRIDGE beaches have been issued with sewage alerts following yesterday’s heavy rain.

Dawlish Coryton Cove, Dawlish Town and Teignmouth Holcombe beaches have been flagged by Surfer’s Against Sewage.

Storm sewage has been discharged from a sewer overflow in these three locations within the past 48 hours, the charity’s interactive tracking map shows.

The alerts come after yesterday’s heavy rain.

The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for heavy rain on Tuesday, April 15

Devon saw between 20 and 40 millilitres of rain, with some areas experiencing as much as 70 millimetres.

Sewage discharge is common after heavy rainfall, as storm overflows are used to prevent drains being overwhelmed, but such circumstances sees sewage discharge leaked into the sea.