London flooding news – live: Tube travel chaos after parts of capital receive month of rain in one day
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Your support makes all the difference.Flash flooding battered parts of London on Monday, causing delays and cancellations on the Underground network after it was calculated that a month’s worth of rain fell in parts of the capital in a single day.
Kew, in southwest London, experienced 47.8mm of rain, most of it in just one hour. The area’s average monthly rainfall in July is 44.5mm. It makes Monday the wettest day in Kew since 6 July 1983 and the third wettest day on record, according to analysis by the BBC.
While eight TfL lines were affected last night, this number had reduced to four by Tuesday with suspensions and delays said to be impacting the Circle, Hammersmith and City, District and Overground lines.
Elsewhere, there were reports of floods in Preston, northern England, and Dorset in the southwest of the country.
TV presenter blames ‘wet wipes’ for damage caused by flooding
Kirstie Allsopp, best known for co-presenting the Channel 4 property show Location, Location, Location, appears to believe wet wipes are the reason for the “£millions of damage” caused by flash flooding in London.
In a tweet, she advised the government to ban their use “immediately”.
It comes after reports suggested drains and sewers burst on Monday night, contributing to roads and train tracks becoming waterlogged in various parts of London - most prominently north and southwest.
Breakdown of London Underground disruptions today
Transport for London (TfL) said these are the delays and suspensions to watch out for on the capital’s tube network this morning.
Circle - suspended
There is no service due to flooding on the track at Royal Oak. Underground tickets will be accepted on local bus services via any reasonable route.
District - part suspended and severe delays
Currently no service from Turnham Green, Richmond and Earl’s Court to Edgware Road / South Kensington while signalling issues caused by flooding at Gunnersbury are resolved.
Severe delays on the rest of the line, meaning London Underground tickets will be accepted on London Buses, C2C and South Western Railway. “Please use other routes to complete your journey if possible,” TfL advised.
Hammersmith and City - part suspended
Again no service, this time between Hammersmith and Edgware Road due to flooding on the track at Royal Oak. But there is good service on the rest of the line.
London Overground - part suspended, severe and minor delays
There is no service from Camden Road to Richmond / Shepherds Bush and Euston to Kilburn High Road while infrastructure damaged by flooding is repaired.
Severe delays are being experienced from Kilburn High Road to Watford Junction and Barking to Gospel Oak.
Meanwhile, there are minor delays from Highbury & Islington to West Croydon / Crystal Palace / Clapham Junction and Clapham Junction to Shepherds Bush.
All other lines have good services, according to TfL.
Flash floods in London see tubes suspended and stations closed
London was hit by a series of flash floods after heavy rain pelted the capital on Monday.
Residents in a number of areas such as South Hampstead, West Hampstead, Raynes Park, Friern Barnet, Isleworth and Wimbledon took to social media to post videos of the scenes and expressing shock at finding whole roads in their neighbourhoods submerged underwater on Monday
Underground stations, including Hampstead stations in north London and Wimbledon in the south, were forced to draw their barriers due to the heavy rainfall. One video posted on Twitter shows water pouring in down the stairs at Sloane Square’s station, reports Charlene Rodrigues.
Flash floods in London after torrential rain batters capital
Cars are marooned in several parts of south west London, as blustery winds and torrential downpours hit the capital
Hello and welcome to The Independent’s rolling coverage on the floods affecting travel in London. Stay tuned as we update you on tube delays and closures after stations were left overflowing with water.
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