Alert over flooded homes in south-east England

In Pulborough, West Sussex, the A283 is closed due to flooding

Residents in south-east England have been warned their homes could be flooded as rivers across the region burst their banks in the aftermath of torrential rain.

The Environment Agency has issued 12 warnings for expected flooding in Sussex, 10 in Surrey and three in Kent with many more alerts for possible flooding across the counties.

Properties in Surrey around Chertsey Bourne, Chertsey, Crondall, and the Mayfield area of Woking could be vulnerable, the agency said.

Traffic disruption was also expected with several roads closed and train lines down due to flooding.

The Environment Agency has warned several rivers are swollen and likely to cause flooding, including the Ouse, Arun, Adur, Cuckmere and Bull rivers.

On Friday morning, National Rail warned of disruption to the line between Horsham and Dorking.

South Eastern rail services said a landslip at Maidstone East had caused the line to Ashford to close.

Rail services on the Hastings to Charing Cross line were cancelled, which also includes stops at Tunbridge Wells, Wadhurst and Battle.

The River Bourne at Chertsey was extremely swollen on Friday morning

On Friday morning, the A24 was closed northbound between Washington and Ashington in West Sussex. Although this now appears to have opened, the closure has caused a build-up of traffic.

Flooding in Alfriston, East Sussex has caused the Lullington Road to close.

The A264 was also closed westbound between the Bewbush and Kilnwood Vale roundabouts in Crawley and Horsham which could "impact Friday morning's commute", Sussex Roads Police said on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Weather expert Ian Currie said he had recorded 6 cm (2.4 inches) of rain so far in January.

He said this was "about half or more of the average January total", only four days in to the month.

The weather is expected to turn drier and colder over the next week, which Mr Currie said would give the flooding a chance to "dry up".

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