Railways blocked and roads flooded by storm

Flooding on the railway line between Tonbridge and Redhill

Railway lines are blocked and vehicles have been abandoned due to flooding as Storm Conall continues to cause disruption across the South East.

A yellow weather warning for rain has been in place overnight and is set to end at midday on Wednesday.

The Met Office warned that homes and businesses could flood as roughly 50mm of rain falls in 14 hours.

People travelling in the region on Wednesday have been urged to allow extra time to complete their journeys.

All railway lines between Tonbridge, in Kent, and Redhill, in Surrey, are blocked because of heavy rains flooding the tracks.

It means Nutfield, Godstone, Edenbridge, Penshurt and Leigh have no service. Train tickets are being accepted on local Metrobuses instead.

Delays are expected to last until at least 09:00 GMT.

The line between Guildford and Ash is also blocked because of flooding at Wanborough. It means all services between Guildford and Farnham have been cancelled.

Elsewhere, all Gatwick Express services have been suspended and Thameslink passengers have been advised not to travel until later today due to widespread delays.

Fish Lane, in Bognor Regis, is now underwater

On the roads, three lanes on the M25, anti-clockwise, at Staines are closed because of a large pothole.

Meanwhile, Warninglid Lane in West Sussex is impassable for motorists after vehicles were abandoned due to flooding.

Vowels Lane in Selsfield Common is blocked in both directions between Selsfield Road and Turners Hill Road, also because of flooding.

Vehicles are also stranded in Clayhall Lane, Reigate, while Saltbox Hill and Jail Lane in Biggin Hill are also flooded.

There is standing water on many road around Guildford with flood alerts in place at several rivers

There were 93 flood warnings and more than 128 flood alerts in place across the UK on Tuesday evening.

On Wednesday morning, there were 15 flood alerts in Surrey, 15 in Kent, 13 in West Sussex and two in East Sussex.

People living near West Brook in Emsworth have been issued a flood warning. The Environment Agency said the water was due to burst its bank today.

Ferry services, however, have been unaffected by strong winds overnight, with services from to France from Newhaven and Dover currently running to schedule, according to operators.

Winds will drop off as the day continues, with gusts of up to 36mph at 09:00 reducing roughly 13mph by tonight.