DANGEROUS floods overwhelmed parts of the UK yesterday as thunderstorms struck for the third day running.
Days after a scorching heatwave, forecasters issued an amber “danger to life” warning in London and the South-east, with up to two inches of rain expected.
Lightning, hail and strong winds hit regions including Suffolk, Kent, Surrey and West Sussex.
One hospital urged patients to attend A&E only if their need was “urgent or life-threatening” as the building was flooded.
Bassetlaw Hospital in Worksop, Notts, said heavy rainfall meant “water was able to get into a few parts of the building”.
The hospital said in a Facebook post that staff were “hard at work” fixing the problem.
Flash floods disrupted many parts of London – with one man, near King’s Cross station, filmed using a broom in shin-deep water.
The video’s caption read: “The flash flood that just happened in London is insane, the rain was incredibly mad.”
Elsewhere in London a council worker used a broom to try to clear a drain as water overwhelmed streets. including the road outside Chiswick Park Tube station after a downpour lasting two hours from 3pm.
Destructive
Local barber shop owner David Rogers, 35, said: “Range Rovers, Porsches and just everyday cars were battling through it. It was up to my knees.”
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