17/01/2014

Flooding Disrupts Travel In South-East Of England

Road and rail services in the south-east of England have been severly disrupted by overnight flooding.

Train are unable to travel between London and Brighton due to the flooding of a main line rail tunnel. And part of the A23 carriageway in Sussex has been closed.

Recent severe weather has caused damage and disruption across large parts of the UK, with councils in England and Wales asking the government for help with the estimated £400m repair bill.

11 flood warnings have been issued by the Environment Agency for parts of Sussex, Kent, Surrey, Oxfordshire and Berkshire.

(MH/CD)

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