Morning:
14°c
Perfect diving conditions as monsoon hits London
Felix Allen16.09.09
Monsoon weather brought rush-hour chaos to the roads and trains as a month's rain fell in just a few hours.
The Met Office issued a severe weather warning as a band of donwpours tipped more than two inches of rain on some areas.
Queens Park Rangers Championship match against Crystal Palace in Shepherd's Bush was abandoned due to a waterlogged pitch.
Up the road at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea struggled on the boggy turf to a narrow win against Porto in the Champions League with Nicolas Anelka scoring the only goal.
All Tube trains between Turnham Green and Richmond and all Overground trains from South Acton to Richmond were cancelled.
Flooding also closed Mansion House and Regent's Park Tube stations, while the railway between Teddington and Shepperton closed all evening.
Traffic problems were reported on the A4, M4, A40, the North Circular and the Great North Way. The Met Office said 29mm of rain fell at the London Weather Centre in about six hours.
Reader views (2)
Here we are still in drought conditions just 50 miles north of London.
The earth in Cambs is like dust dust and we'd love to see a bit of rain.
- George, Cambridge UK
That Shepperton branch is always flooding during heavy rain. I think the water congregates in a short tunnel near Fulwell Station. You'd think that trains would be able to go through the water at a very slow speed at least...I dunno.
- Mark H, London, England
