Flooding hits England – in pictures
Parts of England were struck by flash floods after more than a month’s rain fell in 24 hours. Heavy rainfall in Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire and London caused widespread travel disruption and damage to properties
by Matt Fidler · the GuardianNorthamptonshire
A man moves furniture out of flood water in Wellingborough on Thursday
Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA
Cambridgeshire
Flooding around St Ives after the River Great Ouse overflowed its banks
Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA
Oxfordshire
The swollen River Thames at Abingdon partially submerged fields
Photograph: Geoffrey Swaine/Rex/Shutterstock
Bedfordshire
Flooded roads in Harrold after the River Great Ouse overflowed its banks
Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA
Northamptonshire
Flood water covers parts of Billing Aquadrome holiday park, where firefighters and police helped 43 people to evacuate on Tuesday night
Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA
Bedfordshire
The flooded A421 dual carriageway in Marston Moretaine caused traffic to back up on Tuesday
Photograph: Carl Court/Getty Images
Bedfordshire
The rear end of a car is the only thing visible above flood water on the A421 in Marston Moretaine on Monday
Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA
Berkshire
A driver gets his car stuck in floodwater underneath Station Road railway bridge near to Burnham Station on Monday
Photograph: Maureen McLean/Alamy Live News
London
Londoners brought their umbrellas with them on Monday, as one braved the weather near Oxford Circus
Photograph: James Veysey/Rex/Shutterstock
Northamptonshire
Neighbours help to clear flood water from the home of John Sayles in Grendon
Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA
Gloucestershire
A car drives through a flooded road in Willersey village on Monday
Photograph: Jacob King/PA
Hertfordshire
Firefighters pump water out of homes on Woolgrove Road along the River Purwell in Hitchin on Monday
Photograph: Wesley Johnson/PA
Northamptonshire
The stands at Spencer football club were in flood water on Tuesday in Northampton
Photograph: Carl Court/Getty Images
Northamptonshire
Caravans at Cogenhoe Mill holiday park did not escape flooding after the River Nene overflowed on Tuesday
Photograph: Carl Court/Getty Images
Kent
Cattle wade through the overflows of Eden Brook in Edenbridge on Tuesday
Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
Bedfordshire
Officials attempt to start pumping water from the A421 dual carriageway road on Monday
Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters
London
Heavy rain clouds pass over the City of London skyline on Monday
Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
Buckinghamshire
A road is blocked off by Thames Water workers owing to flooding in Chalfont St Peter after sewage came up the drains and on to the streets
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Bedfordshire
A flooded allotment in Harpenden on Monday
Photograph: Neil Hall/EPA
London
A pedestrian on Westminster Bridge struggles with her umbrella during rain showers on Monday
Photograph: Amer Ghazzal/Rex/Shutterstock