Parts of England have been hit by travel disruption after a night of heavy rain and flash flooding. A section of the M5 near Bristol is flooded and has been closed after motorists needed to be rescued from their cars, and there is rail disruption in parts of the Midlands and southern England.
Several flood warnings are in place due to rising river levels after days of heavy rain across the country. A yellow warning for rain remains in place until 09:00 BST on Friday across central and southern England and Wales.As of 06:00 BST, the Environment Agency had 63 flood warnings in place across England, meaning flooding was expected, and 120 less severe flood alerts.
An amber warning for rain was in place until 06:00 BST on Friday for some areas in the Midlands and central England, where a month’s worth of rain was expected to fall in the space of a few hours. Localised disruption is expected to impact on Friday rush hour.
The M5 is closed between junctions 14 and 16. Avon Fire and Rescue service said it was working with with National Highways to rescue people stranded in their cars after it was inundated by rainwater. In Oxfordshire, flooding left roads submerged and blocked rail lines running between Bicester North and Banbury. Journeys between Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton have been affected by flooding at Wellington in Shropshire.
Source: BBC
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