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| Post-heatwave storm brings flash floods causing widespread disruption | Post-heatwave storm brings flash floods causing widespread disruption |
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| Flash flooding has caused travel chaos in parts of England as thunderstorms dumped almost half a month's rain in some parts overnight. | Flash flooding has caused travel chaos in parts of England as thunderstorms dumped almost half a month's rain in some parts overnight. |
| A train from Milton Keynes to Euston derailed near Watford Junction, injuring two people. | A train from Milton Keynes to Euston derailed near Watford Junction, injuring two people. |
| The worst-hit areas are across the east, south and south-east of England which all have amber warnings in place, according to the Met Office. | The worst-hit areas are across the east, south and south-east of England which all have amber warnings in place, according to the Met Office. |
| Motorways, roads and homes are flooded with lightning damaging buildings. | Motorways, roads and homes are flooded with lightning damaging buildings. |
| Live updates on flooding and disruption | |
| Train derailed by landslide | Train derailed by landslide |
| In pictures: Flash flooding | |
| For key updates see BBC Weather and BBC Travel. | For key updates see BBC Weather and BBC Travel. |
| The disruption includes: | The disruption includes: |
| 'Major disruption' | 'Major disruption' |
| Network Rail said CrossCountry, Great Western Railway and South West Trains were all affected with severe delays on dozens of services. | Network Rail said CrossCountry, Great Western Railway and South West Trains were all affected with severe delays on dozens of services. |
| London Midland said the derailment had a knock-on effect on it trains, with hours of delays expected to last throughout the day. | London Midland said the derailment had a knock-on effect on it trains, with hours of delays expected to last throughout the day. |
| The Met Office issued an amber weather warning, the second highest alert, for the East of England, London and the South East. | The Met Office issued an amber weather warning, the second highest alert, for the East of England, London and the South East. |
| There is the the potential for "exceptionally large amounts of rain within a few hours" with frequent lightning and hail as additional hazards, forecasters said. | There is the the potential for "exceptionally large amounts of rain within a few hours" with frequent lightning and hail as additional hazards, forecasters said. |
| Whilst there remains some uncertainty about developments and areas affected, there could be major disruption, it added. | Whilst there remains some uncertainty about developments and areas affected, there could be major disruption, it added. |
| 'My mum panicked' | 'My mum panicked' |
| Mashood Shah, who lives at Walton Terrace in Woking, is one of hundreds of people across the country whose homes have flooded. | |
| He described the moment water came pouring under his front door around midnight. | |
| "My mum just said 'the water's all coming in' she was panicking. I had my wellington boots by the bed. | "My mum just said 'the water's all coming in' she was panicking. I had my wellington boots by the bed. |
| "I put them on and I came rushing down. I told my little brother 'stay up there, I will pass you everything' | "I put them on and I came rushing down. I told my little brother 'stay up there, I will pass you everything' |
| "The water came nearly to the top of my wellington boots." | "The water came nearly to the top of my wellington boots." |
| He said sand bags were dropped off by the council about seven hours later. | He said sand bags were dropped off by the council about seven hours later. |
| Met Office meteorologist Martin Combe said 32.8mm of rain had fallen in just three hours in Farnborough, Hampshire - nearly half the 70mm average for September. | Met Office meteorologist Martin Combe said 32.8mm of rain had fallen in just three hours in Farnborough, Hampshire - nearly half the 70mm average for September. |
| He said: "The showers and thunderstorms are going to carry on for quite some time moving slowly north and eastwards, remaining around London through the morning and all afternoon in East Anglia. | He said: "The showers and thunderstorms are going to carry on for quite some time moving slowly north and eastwards, remaining around London through the morning and all afternoon in East Anglia. |
| "They will eventually clear off to the east, but it will be cool behind them. While it won't be any colder than average it is going to feel a lot cooler than it has been." | "They will eventually clear off to the east, but it will be cool behind them. While it won't be any colder than average it is going to feel a lot cooler than it has been." |
| Do you live in areas affected by thunderstorms and flash flooding? You can share your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. | Do you live in areas affected by thunderstorms and flash flooding? You can share your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. |
| If you are willing to speak further to a BBC journalist, please include a contact telephone number. | If you are willing to speak further to a BBC journalist, please include a contact telephone number. |
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