Homes, roads, and Tube stations have been flooded while two London hospitals asked patients to stay away after thunderstorms battered the south of England on Sunday. The Environment Agency has six flood warnings in place across the country’s southeast, while there are 19 alerts for potential flooding active throughout England and Wales. The wettest part of the country on Sunday was St James’s Park in London, where 41.6mm of rain fell. Residents in northeast London used buckets, brooms, and wooden boards to create makeshift flood defences for their homes, while water gushing from an Underground station was caught on video. Restaurant manager Mariya Peeva, who lives in Woodford, said her neighbour’s bedroom was flooded, and her son worked with other residents to prevent the rising rainwater from deluging their home. Peeva, 46, said: “My son went to buy some food from the local shop. By the time he came back, …
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