Heavy rain causes flooding in Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire

Motorists were asked to avoid Stansted Road by Parsonage Lane in Bishop's Stortford on Wednesday night

A number of roads have been flooded after heavy rain.

Fire services across Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire said they had dealt with a high volume of calls due to rising water levels on Wednesday evening.

Hertfordshire Fire Control said it had taken 54 calls from across the county.

Cambridge Road, Hitchin, was closed at the railway bridge due to flooding, Hertfordshire Police said, and in Buckinghamshire, Thames Valley Police said it had reports of flooded roads.

Emergency services were called to Bishop's Stortford on Wednesday night

In Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, local residents said the Stansted Road by Parsonage Lane was flooded but was now clear.

Sammii Keys said she saw two vans and a car stuck, and the car was floating.

"The fire service had to get rubber boats out to help the people out of the vehicles," she said.

Flood alerts remain in place in the Aylesbury area and the River Stort in Hertfordshire.

Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service said between 18:00 and 20:00 BST it took 33 emergency calls that were "weather related".

Fire crews helped to rescue people who were trapped in their vehicles