London travel: Major disruption on London Underground as flooding closes several Tube lines

At 9.30am three Tube lines and the Overground were partially suspended due to flooding caused by heavy rain on Sunday night.

On the District line there is no service between Turnham Green and Richmond, while on the London Overground there is no service between South Acton and Richmond.

There is also no service between Rayners Lane and Uxbridge on the Metropolitan and Piccadilly lines.

Ruislip Manor and Ruislip Tube stations are both closed as a result of the weather conditions.

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Meanwhile National Rail is warning of disruptions to Great Northern, Gatwick Express, Southern and Thameslink services this morning.

Major disruption between London Waterloo and Barnes/ Woking is also expected till 2pm.

This has been caused by a fault on a train at Clapham Junction and earlier flooding in the Walton-on-Thames area.

Commuters are also facing chaos on the roads due to the severe weather with the A3 northbound entry slip road from the M25 at Junction 10 currently shut.

The Environment Agency has put in place a flood warning for Yeading Brook (East) at South Ruislip as river levels remain high after last night’s rain.

Residents are being asked to avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water.

A video posted overnight shows a street in Colliers Wood completely submerged after intense rainfall overnight.

The Met Office has issued a yellow rain warning for London till 11.59pm tonight (September 23).

The weather is forecast to be largely dry today but with the odd isolated shower.