UK weather: Train stations underwater, drivers stranded and schools and roads shut after month’s worth of rain -hit Britain

Additional torrential rain across Britain triggered more bound chaos this day as flooding left rail lines underwater, drivers stranded on submerged motorways and schools closed.

Trains going by method of Shropshire maintain been blocked by flooding at Wellington space, which used to be left making an try more esteem a Venice canal after heavy rain deluged the tracks. 

Flooding also blocked providers to and from Aberystwyth in West Wales, as well as on the Chiltern Main Line in Oxfordshire between Banbury and Bicester North.

Trains between Peterborough and London King’s Injurious maintain been delayed because of this of flooding – while London Northwestern Railway trains between Bletchley and Bedford maintain been axed until on the very least next week following severe waterlogging on substances of the route. 

In Gloucestershire, Avon Fire and Rescue Service worked with Nationwide Highways to rescue folks stranded on the M5 after heavy rainfall swamped the motorway.

The avenue used to be shut northbound between J16 and J14 and southbound between J14 and J15 this morning as emergency providers tried to definite the deluge.

And the A421 in Bedfordshire used to be anticipated to remain closed this day between the A6 and M1 come Marston Moretaine, as floodwater persevered to be pumped out.

A number of schools in Bedfordshire and Birmingham maintain been closed this day; the pitch at AFC Telford’s Seah Stadium in Shropshire used to be left underwater and the Bristol South Swimming Pool used to be closed after heavy rain broken the roof.

Fire crews evacuated 20 flood-hit residents from Hitchin in Hertfordshire, while a driver used to be rescued after his BMW became submerged in Hall Green, Birmingham. 

In Northamptonshire, 35 folks maintain been rescued from rising flood waters at a caravan park in Yarwell.

The Environment Company had 63 flood warnings in place for England this morning, which method flooding is anticipated, and 113 flood alerts, which method flooding is that you just would center of attention on of.

As well, a recent warning has been issued for Sunday for solid winds of up to 60mph which may well well trigger disruption across the South West of England and Wales. 

Components of England persevered to be lashed by heavy rain this morning with a yellow rain warning in place for southern England, the Midlands and Wales in place until 9am.

The Met Office warned of cancelled trains, energy cuts, flooded homes, spray on roads, communities turning into decrease off and ‘snappily flowing or deep floodwater causing threat to lifestyles’.

It comes after an amber warning for central areas of England expired at 6am.

Areas tormented by the amber warning – including Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire and the West Midlands – maintain been struck by flash floods because the Met Office warned the areas may well well witness up to 40mm (1.6in) of rainfall inside three hours.

Cambridge has a imply month-to-month rainfall of 47.61mm for September. 

But the wet climate is anticipated to sooner or later ease into this afternoon.

Meteorologist Greg Dewhurst acknowledged northern and central substances of England and Wales had been hit hardest by the downpours.

He acknowledged: ‘There’ll continue to be localised flooding. Quite a bit of these areas maintain been hit by rain within the past few weeks which method the ground is already saturated.

‘The amber warning is in place until 6am and the wider yellow warning will more than possible be lifted at 9am. We’re looking ahead to it to then ease up and turn out to be a bit of drier.

‘But rivers often steal time to acknowledge so we’re looking ahead to disruption to continue in central and southern substances for the length of the morning. 

‘These planning to bound on Friday may well well gentle part this into their bound times.’

Councils and emergency providers in Northamptonshire and Hertfordshire confirmed a quantity of avenue closures and told residents they maintain been working to protect up folks stable.

Tewkesbury Borough Council in Gloucestershire has been handing out sandbags to residents to aid protect their homes in opposition to flooding.

Now not lower than four schools closed in Bedfordshire this day – Hockliffe Decrease College in Leighton Buzzard; Marston Vale Center College in Stewartby; Lincroft Academy in Oakley; and Sharnbrook Academy.

A message on the latter’s Facebook web page acknowledged: ‘URGENT – SCHOOL CLOSURE TODAY – We now maintain got made the resolution to end Sharnbrook Academy to all students this day.

‘Three out of the four routes into the village are right now closed and there are in depth avenue closures in operation on local routes.

‘A most well-known quantity of crew and students are unable to soundly glean to varsity. Rain continues this morning and flood warnings remain in place.

‘We may well be in contact later this morning with further updates. We’re very sorry for the pains and disruption this is succesful of well trigger.’

And Lincroft Academy acknowledged on X that the college used to be closed ‘because of this of in depth local flooding making bound routes into Oakley unsafe and impassable to crew and students with some on field flooding’, adding: ‘The space is on crimson alert for flooding with persevered rain anticipated.’

Meanwhile Marston Vale Center College tweeted: ‘An pressing announcement is now going out to all pupils, other folks and carers and crew. As a consequence of flooding, our faculty will more than possible be closed this day.

‘Sadly the bus firm has already cancelled the buses and Stewartby is moderately inaccessible, as are substances of our faculty.’

Within the Birmingham space, on the very least four schools maintain been closed – Bournville College and then one other three within the inside sight Northfield space: St Laurence Church Junior College; Victoria College; and Longwill College for Deaf Youth.

It comes after flooding in Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire this week has introduced frequent bound disruption and injure to properties.

Components of the nation saw twice the month-to-month moderate rainfall in Forty eight hours earlier this week, with flash flooding unfavorable homes on Monday and disrupting bound.

AFC Wimbledon maintain been because of this of play Newcastle within the third round of the Carabao Cup on Tuesday nevertheless it used to be called off and rescheduled after the Cherry Crimson Records Stadium in South West London used to be hit by flooding and perceived to maintain a sinkhole within the pitch.

Firefighters and police also worked leisurely into Tuesday evening to evacuate residents after flooding on the Billing Aquadrome holiday park. There maintain been further downpours on Wednesday evening.

The Environment Company acknowledged about 385 properties maintain been flooded in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire, Kent and the House Counties.

Woburn in Bedforshire has had its wettest month on file with bigger than four times the moderate September rainfall – 227mm (8.9in) to this point in opposition to a imply of 55mm (2.2in).

But the rain is anticipated to definite for the length of this day, leaving prerequisites critical less warm on Saturday.