London, Europe Brief News- Flash flooding has hit part of London as the country’s parched landscape has become overwhelmed with heavy rain.
Roads have been covered in water and Victoria Station is among locations partially flooded as the Met Office issued both yellow and amber weather warnings for thunderstorms for the south east of England and south Wales.
It’s predicted that between 30 to 5mm of rain could fall in less than an hour.
There is the potential for power cuts, transport disruption and a danger to life from fast flowing or deep floodwater.
Three days of alerts have been issued for most areas, ending on Wednesday.
Some parts of Devon and Cornwall have experienced flooding, after stormy conditions brought heavy rain showers and hail to parts of the South West.
Temperatures topped 34C in parts of the UK at the weekend and experts have said a lengthy period of rain is needed to end the drought declared in parts of England on Friday.
These areas include Devon and Cornwall, Kent and south London, East Anglia and the East Midlands.
Heavy rain is unlikely to ease the drought because rainwater struggles to permeate dry ground, meaning it will run off the dehydrated surface and lead to flash flooding in some areas, the Met Office said as it issued a number of weather warnings.
