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A yellow weather warning for rain is in effect from 12pm today until 3pm on Friday, with motorists warned to expect flooded roads, with delays also expected on local train and bus services.
Trees block rail lines and flood warnings are issued amid heavy rain and strong winds.
A column of 11 abandoned vehicles lay submerged on the A443 road near Lindridge in Worcestershire today after the nearby River Tame broke its banks amid heavy rain.
Nearly 750 flood alerts or warnings were imposed, while raw sewage was discharged by Thames Water into the river in Surrey and Berkshire which flooded footpaths.
Footage taken in the Midlands, in places such as Loughborough (pictured), Leicester and Derbyshire, shows people's homes lying under deep floodwaters on Wednesday.