London floods: Parts of the capital were hit by severe flooding after heavy rain overnight

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Heavy rain in the early hours of this morning delayed the Metropolitan, District, Piccadilly and Circle lines, TfL said, and inundated parts of Knightsbridge, Hampstead and Croydon.

The Knightsbridge area in west London was flooded.

Photo: Twitter)

Heavy rain during the night left swathes of London’s transport system and downtown shopping areas underwater.

Heavy rain early this morning caused flooding in Knightsbridge in west London, leaving the upscale shopping district deep in the water.

The dramatic weather event would have also caused misery to commute hundreds of thousands this morning.

Transport for London said at least four lines were partially grounded or severely delayed due to the massive build-up of water.

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Heavy rain in the early hours flooded parts of the city’s sewage system (

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Twitter)

Roads into and into the city were flooded after heavy rain in the early hours.

Footage from Knightsbridge shows a main road in the upper end area completely covered by about half a foot of water.

Further north in Hampstead flooding has closed roads including the normally busy Varnell Street, likely meaning long delays for those who have to get out this morning.

In the far south of the city, drains can be seen gushing helplessly into the middle of Croydon’s by-roads.

flooded A4 from west to london (

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@londonwhispers/twitter)

Flooding at Imperial Wharf resulted in the London Overground being suspended between Kensington (Olympia) and Clapham Junction.

Signal failures caused by flooding led to delays on the Metropolitan, District, Piccadilly, and Circle lines.

The Bureau of Meteorology tweeted at 5.18 a.m.: “Heavy rain continues to move east this morning, with local flooding potential.

“St James’ Park in London recorded 26 mm (more than an inch) of rain in the past hour.”

The national forecast has a yellow weather warning from 2am this morning until 12pm tonight, with the worst affected areas expected to be the east and northeast, unlike London and the southeast.

The worst of the weather must have blown east in the North Sea by mid-morning.

Southeastern and Timeslink trains have also reported delays.

On roads, the A3 is closed south at Roehampton Lane, the A243 is partially closed and the A12 is closed north from the Green Man roundabout.

M23 is closed south at J10a due to weather. With traffic off the highway.

The M25’s large spans have been reduced to one-way lanes.

New research indicates that London is particularly vulnerable to flooding, and it is likely to increase as the effects of climate change worsen.

Research by the Climate Alliance found that 34% of Londoners said their homes had previously been flooded compared to the UK average of 16%.

39 per cent said their home is on a flood plain versus 19 per cent on average in the UK.

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