PICTURE: HOME TIME HELL Hundreds of thousands of desperate travellers cram into London’s train stations as flooding causes travel chaos
Travellers face an certain journey home after storms battered the capital overnight
Thunder and flash floods continue to cause commuters further travel misery. Commuters suffered a miserable journey home after London’s Waterloo
station went into a state of gridlock thanks to the weather.
Thousands of people struggled to travel home last night after
a month’s worth of overnight rain caused widespread flooding in the
capital early on Thursday.
Commuters were "strongly advised" to leave work early to avoid the predicted travel chaos on the roads and the railways.
Major flooding has resulted in chaotic scenes in London’s major travel hubs
South West Trains, whose services were hit by multiple delays
yesterday morning, put queuing systems in place because of overcrowding.
Chaos at London’s Waterloo station as thousands of commuters are stranded in the city
Clapham Junction station in south London was flooded yesterday which
has had a severe impact on services running through the station.
People hoping to travel home from Waterloo this evening will struggle
as services have been hit hard with delays and cancellations due to
flooding
The operator said its engineers were working at several locations
around the network to repair problems caused by thunder, lightning, and
flash floods overnight.
Rail operators have urged people to leave work as early as possible because of delays and overcrowding
They have also stated their services are delayed by up to 30 minutes and some journeys might be altered.
A tree came down on top of a van in Hampshire during powerful storms and torrential downpours
Train operator Southern earlier were "strongly advising" people to leave plenty of time for their journeys home from work.
It looks set to be a soggy and frustrating commute for a lot of people in London
In a statement on their website they confirmed they were running an
"extremely limited" Gatwick Express service to and from London Victoria.
This afternoon's dog walk did not quite go to plan as water levels reached almost knee height (and chest height for dogs)
This van with ironically an image of the sun on its side was submerged in flood water
The company's services between Clapham Junction and Milton Keynes were suspended for the rest of the day.
Transport for London had to suspend some Underground services with many of the lines experiencing delays.
The Hammersmith and City line suffered minor delays, and the Transport
for London Rail line and the London Overground lines was part suspended.
