England and Wales are facing heavy rain and flash flooding which has led to widespread travel disruption and damaged properties. Houses and roads have been flooded across central and southern England where a month’s worth of rain has fallen in just a few hours. A Met Office amber weather warning has been issued and 350 flood-related calls have been made to the emergency services. Some areas have issued flood warnings where the situation is expected to worsen.
The Environment Agency reported more than 20 flood warnings in areas like Leighton Buzzard in Bedfordshire and Luton, while over 80 flood alerts were issued across the region. The flooding is expected to cause more travel disruption and power cuts for people. However, the far south-west and parts of northern England are not affected by the weather alerts.
A sinkhole appeared on AFC Wimbledon’s football pitch, while an A421 main road between Bedford and Milton Keynes was shut along with the rail line from Bedford to Bletchley. London’s firefighters rescued people trapped in cars due to the floods while the National Rail Service reported widespread disruption and cancellations of some train services. Schools have been closed in areas like Bedfordshire and Oxfordshire due to flooding with some switching to remote learning.
A slow-moving area of low pressure has sat across the south of the UK since late on Friday, with the worst of the weather expected to subside by Monday evening. However, areas where the ground has become saturated over the last few days may still have to monitor the forecast for Wednesday. Another longer spell of rain will cross England and Wales during the day on Wednesday, with a temperature peak of just 8 to 13C expected on Friday
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