WATCH: Cholsey flash floodpublished at 12:27 British Summer Time 16 September 2016
Flash flooding in Cholsey
Summary
Two hurt as train derailed in landslide
Houses hit by lightning in Christchurch, Dorset and Caversham, Berkshire
Flood alerts in Steventon and Sutton Courtenay, Oxfordshire and in Pangbourne, Berkshire
Severe train delays across Oxfordshire and Newbury Station in Berkshire is flooded
Several roads in Berkshire closed due to flooding, including a major road in Reading
WATCH: Cholsey flash floodpublished at 12:27 British Summer Time 16 September 2016
Media caption, When it rains, it pourspublished at 12:19 British Summer Time 16 September 2016
Newbury Station has been closed due to flooding on the concourse, and trains going through the Berkshire area have to go slowly due to flooding on the tracks. It seems that there's still an issue at the station 16 hours after rain struck.
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End of twitter postManhole cover struck by lightning in Newburypublished at 12:08 British Summer Time 16 September 2016
Emergency roadwork maintenance has had to take place in Newbury after a manhole cover was struck by lightning yesterday evening.
News report: Flooding causes major disruption across the south and the east coastpublished at 11:58 British Summer Time 16 September 2016
Steven Godden reports on storms and flooding across the south of England and the east coast on Friday morning.
Didcot Parkway ticket office to stay closed 'for some time'published at 11:49 British Summer Time 16 September 2016
Pumps are being used at Didcot Parkway in a bid to remove floodwater and get the station's platforms open "as soon as possible", a spokesman said.
But he added that because of damage the ticket office is likely to stay closed "for some time".
Three Didcot schools closed due to floodingpublished at 11:48 British Summer Time 16 September 2016
Three Didcot schools have confirmed they are closed today after the flooding this morning.
They are:
- All Saints Church of England Primary School
- Stephen Freeman Community Primary School (also suffering from electrical failure)
- Manor Junior School (for years 3, 4, 5 and 6)
Big 'splash' for local newspaperpublished at 11:36 British Summer Time 16 September 2016
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End of twitter postFlooding closes Wallingford Community Hospital maternity unitpublished at 11:29 British Summer Time 16 September 2016
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust said it has closed the midwifery-led unit at Wallingford Community Hospital, external because of flooding.
A spokeswoman said: "We have temporarily closed this unit whilst we undertake emergency checks of our facilities there to see whether they are all safe to use.
"We will issue a further update later today after these checks have been carried out. No women were in the unit at the time.
"Any woman who was planning on delivering at Wallingford who goes into labour today will be offered the option of a home birth or the Wantage midwifery-led unit as another option."
More than 40 flooding incidents in Berkshirepublished at 11:26 British Summer Time 16 September 2016
There were 42 flooding incidents throughout Berkshire last night, according to the fire service.
Manager of the county's fire crews Paul Jaques said: "[We] received an enormous number of calls from 6pm last night. There were a total of 108 calls."
Image source, Ben WoodImage caption, Newbury was one of the worst affected areas in Berkshire
The fire service asked the public to not drive through flood water, be careful of manholes, and to not turn on gas or electrics if they have got wet.
The county show must go onpublished at 11:19 British Summer Time 16 September 2016
BBC South's Nikki Mitchell is at a soggy Royal County of Berkshire Show which opens tomorrow.
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End of twitter postPreparations for the post-flood clean-up have startedpublished at 11:14 British Summer Time 16 September 2016
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End of twitter post 2About 550 staff 'working remotely' due to storm damagepublished at 11:07 British Summer Time 16 September 2016
All staff at the UK headquarters of pharmaceutical company Bayer have been told to work from home today due to "some storm damage" to its buildings in Newbury, Berkshire.
A spokeswoman for the conglomerate said it had "robust contingency plans" in place for such an occurrence.
Thunderbolt of lightning, very very frightening, Woodleypublished at 10:58 British Summer Time 16 September 2016
As the cracks and prangs of thunder and lightning interrupted Berkshire's evening, photographer Matt Benham took full advantage of the sleepless night and took these incredible pictures of lightning strikes.
Image source, Matt Benham
Image source, Matt BenhamAvoid the yellow brick roadpublished at 10:53 British Summer Time 16 September 2016
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End of twitter postNo more weather warnings in Oxfordshirepublished at 10:46 British Summer Time 16 September 2016
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End of twitter postFiretruck pumps clearing water at flooded Didcot Parkway Station, Oxfordshirepublished at 10:41 British Summer Time 16 September 2016
Travel update from Berkshire: Vastern Road underpass closedpublished at 10:33 British Summer Time 16 September 2016
The Vastern Road underpass in Reading is currently closed due to severe flooding but water pumps are being used to make the road accessible as soon as possible.
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End of twitter post 2Essential supplies make it through floodingpublished at 10:28 British Summer Time 16 September 2016
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End of twitter postGasps as lightning strikes near hospitalpublished at 10:24 British Summer Time 16 September 2016
Midwives on their nightshift at Basingstoke Hospital gasped with a mixture of fear and delight as they watched the lighting display.
Thanks to Caroline Loxton for capturing the moment on her mobile phone.
Bus delays in Oxford due to floodingpublished at 10:24 British Summer Time 16 September 2016
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