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World News See other World News Articles Title: London hit with FLASH FLOODS as torrential rain turns roads into rivers Londoners have seen streets flooded by torrential streams and a tube station being submerged under water as a heatwave in the UK capital was replaced by heavy rains. Some people even had to abandon cars stranded in flooded roads. Earlier this week, the British capital saw some of the hottest days of the year as the temperatures rose over 30 degrees Celsius. Now, the heat seems to be the least of the Londoners’ problems as some parts of the city were submerged in water and resembled the alarming images from the massive flooding which hit Germany and Belgium earlier this month. This is so insane, some streets are knee deep in water. #LondonFlooding https://twitter.com/i/status/1419332985040551936 Photos and videos posted to social media on Sunday showed cars ploughing through flooded streets while some roads looked more like turbulent rivers. Some car owners had to abandon their vehicles that were caught in the streams and almost fully submerged. https://twitter.com/i/status/1419334492498628609 https://twitter.com/i/status/1419333806520143872 Some witnesses reported seeing improvised “geysers” as the storm water systems apparently got overwhelmed with the torrential floods. https://twitter.com/i/status/1419330221963087873 Clapham and Camberwell, as well as Kingston in southwest London, were among the areas hit by the floods. The UK capital’s eastern parts, including Leyton and Walthamstow, were also affected. The London Fire Brigade said they had received over 300 flooding-related calls. Eight London tube stations were closed because of the foul weather, including Covent Garden, Edgware Road’s Circle line station and Pudding Mill Lane. A shocking video posted on Twitter shows the Pudding Mill station of the Docklands Light Railway in Stratford coming fully under water. https://twitter.com/i/status/1419339808372142083 In Hackney a burst manhole sent sewage flooding out onto the streets. https://twitter.com/i/status/1419346561671254022 Some Londoners shared their accounts of what they described as the worst flooding they have seen in the UK capital. Amber warnings for thunderstorms were issued by the Met Office. Meteorologists said that heavy rains and thunderstorms would continue in the UK’s southeast, adding that the amber warning would stay in place until at least Sunday evening. Poster Comment: Grand Solar Minimum at work. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread
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