Footage shows flooded roads in Perivale, London as the Environment Agency warns of significant flooding across parts of England. The heavy rainfall is expected to cause disruption, with travel and safety concerns throughout the region.
Follow MailOnline's. Send your pictures or videos of flooding in your area to: [email protected] of Britain were left underwater today with homes flooded, football matches cancelled, schools closed, cars submerged and railway lines blocked.
Stokenchurch in Buckinghamshire had 64mm of rain in the first eight hours of today; while 56mm fell at Croydon in South London; 54mm in Thame, Oxfordshire; 50mm in Sevenoaks, Kent; and 49mm in Stevenage. The Environment Agency issued 76 alerts for 'possible' flooding and 13 warnings for 'expected' flooding - with three in London at South Ruislip, Beckenham and Merton.
Newcastle United's League Cup match against Wimbledon tomorrow night was postponed due to major flooding around the Cherry Red Records Stadium in South West London AMBER WARNING: The amber warnings runs in the Midlands and South West until 9pm tonightVentusky Privacy Policy One homeowner from Northamptonshire has described the moment he saw a 'wave of water' heading towards him during flooding last night.
Advertisement Tim Maher and his partner Carol Findon, from Grendon, saw their two-storey property partially submerged overnight with more than a foot of water. 'We haven't had much sleep and at least eight houses on our road have been impacted. It would be nice to get a permanent solution to this problem.'
'We don't open on Sundays or Mondays, so it's not affected business in that way, it's just a big clean-up. It was full of mud when we got here at 9am. A worker, who wished to remain anonymous, said there was 'a lot of damage' and that the water had come up to his knees. The open boot of a car is visible above the water where the vehicle is submerged in flood water on the A421 in Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire, todayCarol Maher dips a mop into water today outside her house in Grendon, NorthamptonshireFlooding around the city of St Albans in Hertfordshire this morning after heavy rainfallFlooding near Burnham station in Buckinghamshire this morning following heavy rainFirefighters pumping water out of homes along the River Purwell in Hitchin this...
'Parts of Scotland will certainly see that by already Monday and into Tuesday, with temperatures slipping down into the low teens in places, but that cool and cold air will eventually reach many areas of the UK by the time we head throughout the rest of the week. There was no service on the Bakerloo Line between Queen's Park and Harrow & Wealdstone, on the District Line between Turnham Green and Richmond, on the Metropolitan Line and the Piccadilly Line between Rayners Lane and Uxbridge and on the London Overground between South Acton and Richmond and between Euston and Watford Junction.
Bedfordshire Police said it had closed off part of Dunstable High Street due to 'substantial flooding', with footage shared on social media showing cars battling high water around the Saracen's Head pub.North Hertfordshire Police have also advised motorists to avoid some parts of Hitchin, including Walsworth Road near the town centre.
Flood duty manager Sarah Cook said 'persistent heavy rain and thunderstorms' could lead to some property flooding and travel disruption. 'We urge people to plan their journeys carefully, follow the advice of local emergency services on the roads and not to drive through flood water - it is often deeper than it looks and just 30cm of flowing water is enough to float your car.
'This morning, the road network around Luton Airport in Bedfordshire was left inaccessible due to the flooding and many passengers were stuck in traffic tailbacks as they were approaching the airport. 'At those speeds, where they can hardly see a few yards ahead, their car can aquaplane and literally take off if they hit a large patch of standing water.
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