London floods hit roads, causing underground closures

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Floods hit parts of London after torrential rains fell overnight, leaving roads and tunnels closed.

Images across parts of Knightsbridge West London show cars moving in torrential rain as two metro lines were forced to close. The county line between Earls Court and Barking has been closed due to flooding in Gloucester Road, while the Piccadilly line has severe delays due to a previous power supply problem, TfL said.

The Metropolitan Line was also damaged by flooding in Aldgate.

London Overground has no service between Willesden Junction and Clapham Junction due to flooding at Imperial Wharf.

The A4 after Hammersmith Flyover was a completely submerged pass in West London.

According to the Met Office, parts of London were hit with heavy rain with St James’ Park in central London recording 26 mm (more than an inch) of rain in one hour. Extra care has been advised while traveling this morning while traffic in Knightsbridge, which has been hit hard by flooding, remains slow.

The National Weather Service put in place a yellow weather warning starting at 2 a.m. on Tuesday, with the worst affected areas expected to be the east and north-east, in contrast to London and the south-east.

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