London weather: Streets turn into rivers and Tube station is flooded

Flash floods have put parts of the city underwater after heavy rain and thunderstorms on Sunday.

London buses, cars and cabbies were seen crawling along waterlogged roads which transformed into rivers during the downpour.

Torrents of water gushed into Pudding Mill DLR station in east London, creating a whirlpool at the ticket barriers.

London Fire Brigade said it had taken around 300 calls about flooding on Sunday afternoon.

Shoppers were seen wading in murky water up to their knees in Hackney Wick, north east London, while drivers were swamped by deep floodwater In Nine Elms, south west London.

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