A SELFLESS team of volunteers braved the snow to provide more than 300 hot meals to Bewdley residents affected by flooding.

Volunteers from Langar Aid loaded up there van with chickpea curry, rice and 200 samosas, and travelled to Beales Corner to feed residents and personnel from the emergency services today (Sunday, January 24). 

Between 30 and 40 properties in the town have been affected by the flooding after temporary defences at Beales Corner were breached. The River Severn levels in Bewdley swelled due to heavy rain caused by Storm Christoph.

In an effort to support those affected, team members from Langar Aid, which is a project run by international humanitarian relief charity Khalsa Aid, rushed to the scene of the flooding from Coventry and Slough.

They set up a stall outside the Black Boy Inn and delighted residents with their comforting food.

Khalsa Aid CEO Ravi Singh says volunteers have previously worked overseas to provide relief at refugee camps and other international emergencies since the Sikh organisation was started in 1999.

From 2014 onward, the group decided to also respond to emergencies in the UK, recently supporting lorry drivers stuck in Dover.

Mr Singh told The Shuttle: "We always have bottles of water and snacks ready to go. We have a big volunteer base in the UK and we get stuck in to any emergency.

"Our main area is international relief and development. We decided years ago to also assist with UK emergencies.

"It's the country that has enabled us to do what we do, so when our country needs our help, we should respond too.

Mr Singh says the residents of Bewdley are "very resilient, warm and hospitable."

He added: "They are working together and are facing this situation in a very commendable way."

Panjabi Hut in Coventry and Taj Catering Services Ltd helped the team cook up the hot meals arrange for them to be delivered.