After the discovery of the cannabis farm, a hazardous area response team was also called in, alongside South Wales Police.

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The purpose-built operations centre for South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust will be a hazardous area response team (HART) base.

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Members of the Severn Area Rescue Association, a fire service rescue boat and a hazardous area response team assisted in the rescue after a 999 call.

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The force said the severe weather conditions were making driving hazardous in this area and there was no parking for drivers who are being turned away from the Channel Tunnel.

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Driving through a flooded area can be extremely hazardous.

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Now, such teams are also called out for hazardous material accidents, weapons of mass destruction and wide-area searches.

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