Parts of London and the southeast have been warned of flooding, power cuts and lightning strikes as an amber thunderstorm alert is issued
Footage and photos shared to social media on Tuesday showed torrential rain and floodwater sweeping through towns across southern England and Wales, including Newquay in Cornwall, Bishop's Tawton in Devon, Haywards Heath in West Sussex, Port Talbot in south-west Wales, and Bridport in Dorset.
Another Twitter user in Bishop's Tawton, north Devon, said: "lash flooding causing use of sandbags to prevent water in house, despite recent flood work by @EnvAgency urgent need for solutions." Wednesday is the fourth day in a row of thunderstorm warnings in the UK and it leaves communities in areas like Sussex, Kent and Hampshire braced for possible heavy downpours.
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