UK weather live: Roads shut and trains delayed in flooding travel chaos

AFC Wimbledon’s Carabao Cup tie against Newcastle United has been postponed after “extensive overnight flooding” has caused a sinkhole near one of the corners of the ground.

London Fire Brigade said its 999 control officers have taken around 350 calls to flooding across the capital.

Firefighters have attended incidents in areas such as Ruislip, Uxbridge, Wimbledon and Carshalton.

The service said these included rescuing people trapped in cars, assisting people from their homes and responding to flooding in underground stations, roadways, residences and commercial properties.

A man from Northamptonshire has described the moment he saw a “wave of water” heading towards him during flooding on Sunday night.

Tim Maher and his partner Carol Findon, from Grendon, saw their two-storey home partially submerged overnight with more than a foot of water.

Mr Maher told PA: “We’ve had an awful lot of rain in recent days and some forecasters were warning we could see a month’s worth of rain in 24 hours.

“I have an app on my phone which tracks river levels and at around 8:45pm it rocketed up. I decided to drive down to the bridge and saw the water breaking the banks and coming down the road towards me.

“I quickly turned around, drove home and put up a flood barrier we’ve got up against the door. It kept out a lot of the water but we’ve had about an inch overnight. We’ve had some damage to the carpets, settees and other furniture. The most difficult bit will be drying out the structure.

“We haven’t had much sleep and at least eight houses on our road have been impacted. It would be nice to get a permanent solution to this problem.”

A hairdresser was cleaning up mud outside her salon in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, on Monday morning after floodwater reached knee height on Sunday.

Kirsty Brewer told the PA news agency it was the fourth time the business had flooded in the last six or seven years and the first time it caused thousands of pounds of damage.

The 31-year-old, who rents a chair in the business, said: “It started yesterday afternoon when the whole of Dunstable was flooded. It was up to your knee deep, the road comes down so we’re sitting in a bit of a well.

“We don’t open on Sundays or Mondays, so it’s not affected business in that way, it’s just a big clean-up. It was full of mud when we got here at 9am.

“This is the fourth time that it has happened in the last six or seven years, so we’ve got all the electricals up, we’re prepared. We know how to handle it. Because we are a listed building we’re not allowed a floodgate. The first time that it happened it was thousands of pounds worth of damage. It happened last year, it’s like a once-a-year thing.”

There are now 17 flood warnings across England, where flooding “is expected” and 68 alerts where “flooding is possible.”

if your area has a flood warning, the government advises in some circumstances to turn off your gas, electricity and water supplies. Move your family, vehicles, pets and important items to safety and follow advice from your local council or the emergency services.

Here is everywhere affected:

– Bunches Brook from Broadway to Childswickham

– Grendon Brook catchment including Yardley Hastings, Denton, Bozeat, Easton Maudit and Grendon

– Kidbrooke Stream at Forest Row

– Low-lying areas close to Clipstone Brook at Leighton Buzzard

– Mill Brook from the Hagbourne Mill area to Winterbrook

– River Anker at Mancetter, Witherley and Atherstone

– River Flit, River Hit and River Ivel at Shefford and Clifton

– River Medway between Forest Row and Penshurst

– River Ouzel at Bletchley and Caldecotte

– River Ouzel at Leighton Buzzard, Stoke Hammond and Great Brickhill

– River Teise in Lamberhurst and Goudhurst

– Water Eaton Brook at Water Eaton

– Wider area at risk from Clipstone Brook at Leighton Buzzard

– Yeading Brook East at South Ruislip

The London Fire Brigade had to rescue a stranded car overnight near Croydon.

An image shared by the service shows the vehicle mostly underwater on Manor Road, in Wallington.

They warned drivers that just a foot of water moving 6mph could float a car.

AFC Wimbledon and Newcastle’s Carabao Cup third-round meeting on Tuesday has been called off due to “extensive overnight flooding” at the

The Dons’ stadium in London is now closed with a rescheduled date for the tie yet to be confirmed.

A statement on Wimbledon’s official website read: “We regret to inform supporters that due to extensive overnight flooding of the River Wandle and surrounding areas, including at our Cherry Red Records Stadium, Tuesday night’s Carabao Cup third-round fixture against Newcastle United has been postponed. More information will follow in due course regarding fixture rearrangement. The stadium is closed until further notice.”

The fourth round of the Carabao Cup is due to take place the week commencing October 28.

Several schools across the country have been forced to close today due to significant flooding. The flooded schools said pupils had been set to remote learning and urged parents and carers to check their websites for updates. Some school trips have also been cancelled.

Here is a list of the closures which we will be updating throughout the day if information changes.

• Chosen Hill School in Churchdown
• The Milestone School in Gloucester [Monday and Tuesday]
• Tewkesbury CofE Primary

• Frank Wise School, Banbury
• The Warriner School, Bloxham
• Lord Williams’s School, Thame
• St Joseph’s Catholic Primary, Banbury

• Goldington Academy, Putnoe
• Hockliffe Lower School, Leighton Buzzard
• Mark Rutherford School
• St Marys CofE Clophill VA, Clophill
• The Hills Academy,
• Broadmead Lower School, Park Crescent
• Sheerhatch Primary School’s Willington site
• Lincroft Academy, Oakley [only be open to Year 11 and ARC students today]
• Harlington Upper
• Harlington Lower
• Sundon Lower School, Bedfordshire

Met Office meteorologist Jonathan Vautrey said Herefordshire, Gloucestershire and up towards the Wash and the Humber could be hit by the heavy rainfall.

A yellow alert was put in place throughout the day, covering parts of Wales, much of the south of England, the Midlands and into northwest England and Yorkshire.

Met Office meteorologist Jonathan Vautrey added: “First thing on Monday morning then we see an amber weather warning come into force. It stretches between Herefordshire, Gloucestershire and up towards the Wash and the Humber.

“This area in particular, during Monday, we could see over a month’s worth of rain falling, and with the rain we’ve already seen over the last couple of days this certainly has the potential to bring some disruption and flooding in locations and here it is very important we do take care over the course of the day.”