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Travel disruption as floods hit parts of UK

Flooding hit parts of the UK on Wednesday, flooding roads and train stations and disrupting transport.

Torrential rains in London disrupted evening rush hour commutes as flash floods closed several tube stations and flooded some roads.

London's crowded Victoria Station was also flooded, temporarily closing some shops and platforms of His 7 and His 8 in the afternoon.

As the evening rush hour began, Lord Mayor of London Sadiq his Khan said:

Southeastern Railways has introduced 'precautionary speed limits' on the Hastings line through Kent and West Sussex and between Tonbridge and Ashford International.

Meanwhile, Gatwick Airport warned of flight delays and cancellations as bad weather forced authorities to limit air traffic control.

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Hackney City Hall officials say "serious flooding" is It warned residents to "avoid" Stoke Newington in the Borough of London, and worked to clear drains and distribute sandbags.

Heavy rains have also created "large puddles in some places" in Islington and Finsbury Park, north of London, the council said.

A man was filmed sweeping debris from gutters with a brush in shin-high waters on the road near Kings Cross Station.

The Capitol gymnasium was also flooded.

Vehicles drive through flooded road section in Stoke Newigton

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The Thames, which supplies water to 15 million people,has confirmed that it will ban hose pipes next week, saying water levels in its reservoirs are "much lower than normal". We were hit by a sudden torrential rain .

An amber thunderstorm warning was issued on Wednesday, covering most ofsouth-east England, including parts ofLondon.

Yellow thunderstorm warnings have also been issued for the East of England, London, the South East and the South West. He expected 30mm to 50mm of rain in just one hour, but there were a few places where more than 100mm of rain was expected in a few hours.

On Thursday, the Bureau of Meteorology issued a yellow warning for thunderstorms for parts of Kent and Medway. Forecasters said "fast-flowing or deep flooding is likely, threatening life."

Workers clearing floodwaters at Bassetlaw Hospital on Tuesday

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Thunderstorms in England Warnings keep coming.

Nottinghamshire County Council said Tuesday's storms were reported to have inundated at least 30 homes and businesses in the area and revealed an eight-foot-wide sinkhole in a parking lot in Matarang. rice field.

According to the council, the Worksop Leisure Center was on standby as a rest stop in case the facility needed to be evacuated and a tree was reported to have fallen on Carlton Road.

Bassetlaw Hospital says it is doing 'drying work' after building flooded Tuesday night, officials to ensure emergency department is 'properly used' I asked people to

The East Midlands stagecoach servicing Hull, Lincolnshire and the North Notts,  all services were operating "to the best of our ability" but } The entire Worksop network.

Neil Davis, Director of Flood Management for the Environment Agency, said: