London flooding: Which areas and tube stations have been affected?

Flooding has hit several areas of London following heavy overnight rain causing chaos for Tuesday morning commuters.

Two Tube lines have been forced to close, along with some London Overground services, railways and major roads.

Video footage shows parts of Knightsbridge, in west London submerged with water, with vehicles struggling to drive through it.

Commuters also posted videos on the A4 in Hammersmith, west London, showing flooding on the side of the road.

Other areas badly affected by the flooding are Camden, Hampstead, Aldgate and Croydon.

Which Tube and Overground lines have been affected?

The District Line between Earls Court and Barking has been closed due to flooding at Gloucester Road, according to Transport for London (TfL).

Earlier the Piccadilly Line had severe delays due to power supply issues, while the Metropolitan Line was hit by flooding at Aldgate.

The Circle and Hammersmith and City Lines are also operating with severe delays due to a signal failure.

TfL also said there is no London Overground service between Kensington (Olympia) and Clapham Junction due to flooding in the Imperial Wharf area.

Southern, Southeastern and Thameslink railways have also reported delays.

What roads have been affected?

The flooding has also affected a number of roads in and out of the city.

Parts of the A4 have been left severely flooded and the M23 in Sussex between junctions 10a and 11 has been closed.

The M25 has also been badly impacted, with flooding closing a number of lanes across the motorway.

Knightsbridge appears to have some of the worst flooding in central London.

What is the Met Office saying?

According to the Met Office, St James’s Park in central London was hit by 35mm of rain between midnight and 6am.

The national forecaster put a yellow weather warning in place from 2am on Tuesday, with the worst affected areas predicted to be the East and North East, as opposed to London and the South East.

Could this be affected by climate change?

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, certainly thinks so.

He said: “Londoners will be aware that flash flooding has impacted parts of our transport network.

“I’m in touch with TfL who are working hard with local councils to open roads and return affected Tube and rail service to normal as quickly and safely as possible.

“Once again, we’re seeing the impact of the climate emergency on our doorstep.

“In London we’re leading from the front to tackle this crisis, and I’ll continue to urge other politicians here and around the world to take the action that’s desperately needed.”

This is the latest bout of flooding in London, after several instances over the summer of huge rainfall.

Major incidents were declared at two hospitals after flooding hit the emergency departments at Whipps Cross, Waltham Forest, and Newham.

And this is not the first time the Mayor has spoken about the climate emergency.

Last month he told LondonWorld exclusively that flash floods in the capital will become “more frequent and intense”.

“The climate emergency is one of the biggest threats we face today and we need to act fast and decisively,” he declared.

“The flash flooding we have seen this summer has caused major concern for many Londoners and shows that the dangers of climate change are now moving closer to home.

“Unfortunately, the type of flooding we have seen in recent weeks will become more frequent and intense as a result of heavier rainfall due to climate change.”