South London flash floods leave cars submerged
One person has to be rescued by firefighters from their car
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Your support makes all the difference.Flash floods have struck South London, turning streets into waterways and submerging cars.
Firefighters were called to Croydon, Mitcham and Wallington after thunderstorms brought heavy rain downfall that overwhelmed drains.
Some three cars were almost completely submerged near Wallington train station, with one person having to be rescued from their vehicle by the London Fire Brigade (LFB).
A LFB spokesman said: "We were called at 2.21pm to three cars under water two metres deep.
"Two people left their vehicles before we arrived and one person was brought to safety by firefighters."
Firefighters were also been called to several calls reporting flash flooding and lightening strikes in south east London between 2:30pm and 3pm.
A London Ambulance Service spokesman said: “We were called at 2.42pm to reports of a person in distress due to a flash flood incident on Manor Road, Wallington.
"We sent an ambulance crew and a single responder by car to the scene, arriving in three minutes.
"We checked over a man at the scene but he was not taken to hospital."
Southern Rail trains services have been affected with delays expected at rush hour
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