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FLASH FLOODS HAVE caused travel chaos in London as a number of train and tube stations were forced to close.
Euston Station lines had to be shut down after the intense downpours on Monday evening, with people unable to travel in or out of the city via the major transport hub.
Underground stations, including Chalk Farm and Hampstead stations in north London and Wimbledon in the south, have also drawn their barriers due to the heavy rainfall.
One video posted on Twitter shows water pouring in down the stairs at Sloane Square tube station.
Cars were also filmed struggling to make their way through streets that appear to have turned into rivers after several inches of rainwater.
The flooding problems appear to be concentrated in south west and north west London, including boroughs such as Richmond and Kingston.
Residents in a number of areas such as South Hampstead, West Hampstead, Isleworth and Wimbledon have taken to social media to post videos of the scenes and expressing shock at finding whole roads in their neighbourhoods submerged underwater.
Pictures have also emerged of people swimming in ponds created by the thunderstorms on Primrose Hill.
In South End Green, firefighters were called to help carry some walkers to safety across roads that had been flooded by water pouring off Hampstead Heath.
Tenants of Lancaster West Estate in North Kensington, near Grenfell Tower, complained that a storm had caused a nearby manhole cover to blow off and “water and raw sewage” was flowing around the block.
London Fire Brigade said it had taken more than 1,000 calls related to flooding.
A spokesperson for the service said: “We’re asking people not to walk through or drive through the flood water. Flood water can be contaminated and vehicles can become unstable.
“We’re also asking people to look out for their neighbours and look out for weather warnings in their area.”
Here in Ireland, the country is set for a heatwave as temperatures are expected to reach 25 degrees later this week.
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I’m not going to find out the sex this time but a part of me wants two of the same…my partner wants one of each…so better off not knowing I think!
@Sinead Mooney: did ye find out the first time? We have a girl and due the next addition in March but haven’t found out. Will just go with what we get, the surprise is nice.
Lol a lot at number 9 in that article! People ask me my EDD and I’m like erm end of March sometime!!!
@Olivia: yes found out at 9 weeks as had Panorama test. Had same this time but opted not to know sex.
@Sinead Mooney: that’s interesting, usually it’s other way around. Well either way am sure it will be great. It’s a win win, either way they get a sibling.
The way I see it is another girl is gonna have a best pal for life or a boy is gonna be a little bro and his big sis will always look out for him.
That’s the dream anyhow
@Sinead Mooney: tell your partner you get what you get and you don’t get upset. A happy healthy child is everything, gender doesn’t matter!
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