LIVE: Storm Bert causes flood chaos for commuters with rail and motorway disruption

25 November 2024, 07:22 | Updated: 25 November 2024, 08:42

Flooding causes havoc in the UK. Picture: Alamy/Met Office

By Katy Ronkin

Commuters face rail and motorway disruptions after Storm Bert causes flooding across the UK. Loading audio...

Storm Bert will continue to bring disruption into Monday after torrential downpours caused "devastating" flooding over the weekend.

The Met Office forecast that rain in the south-east of England will clear on Monday but blustery showers could stick around for the north-west.

Hundreds of flood warnings are still active this morning.

Storm Bert wreaked havoc across parts of the UK over the weekend, with hundreds of homes left underwater, roads turned into rivers and winds of up to 82mph were recorded across parts of the UK.

At least five people are thought to have died.

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29m ago

08:54

A5 closed in both directions in Northamptonshire

National Highways said the A5 in Northamptonshire is closed in both directions between the A43 (Towcester) and A422/A508 (Old Stratford) due to "severe flooding" in the area.

Specialist contractors are working at the scene to clear the flood water from the carriageway. The M32 in Bristol was closed in both directions between Junction 1 (Stoke Gifford) and Junction 19 (M4) from late on Sunday night. It was fully reopened at around 5am on Monday.

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51m ago

08:32

GWR suspends service on "all key routes"

Great Western Railway said it has suspended service on all key routes due to flooding and fallen trees. The rail service said it is working hard to reopen the network. Disruption is expected to last until at least end of day on Monday.

Customers are advised not to travel. Katy Ronkin

1h ago

08:12

In pictures: Storm Bert batters the UK

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1h ago

07:54

ICYMI: Moment tractor driver smashes waves through shop windows by driving through flooded town in Storm Bert

This is the shocking moment a tractor driver sends waves of water through shop windows of a flooded town after Storm Bert hit. The driver can be seen driving through Tenbury Wells, a market town in Worcestershire, which was under several feet of water.

Locals had worked hard to keep the water out, but the tractor's wheels sent large waves out to the side, smashing into the windows of the shops and other businesses. Katy Ronkin

1h ago

07:47

Commuters warned not to travel on these rails services

Great Western Railway urges people not travel on its services between:

Penzance to London Paddington;
Newport, Bristol Parkway to London Paddington;
Bristol Temple Meads, Swindon, Reading to London Paddington;
Worcester to London Paddington;
Exeter St Davids to Okehampton and Exeter to Barnstaple.

Southern, which runs rail services across the south-east of England, said some services on Monday will be cancelled or revised because of forecast severe weather, including on its London network and the West Coastway between Havant and Southampton. Greater Anglia and Stansted Express have issues on the following services, which aren't expected to run until 2pm today:

London Liverpool Street to Stansted Airport;
London Liverpool Street to Cambridge/Cambridge North;
Stratford to Bishop's Stortford;
Stratford to Meridian Water;
A "very limited train service" will be in operation between Liverpool Street and Harlow Town.

Katy Ronkin

1h ago