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Maryam Kara

London weather: Met Office issues fresh warning for heavy rain that could spark more flooding

A fresh weather warning has been issued for more heavy rain and potential flooding in London on Thursday night and Friday morning.

The Met Office has put a yellow warning for much of England and Wales, with areas of London also expected to be lashed by the wet weather between 5pm on Thursday and 10am on Friday.

It is likely the weather conditions will again cause travel disruption while there is “small chance” of properties experiencing power cuts and becoming flooded.

Some locations are expected to see as much as 40-60 mm of rainfall in a period of four to six hours.

This is in addition to another yellow warning previously issued for Thursday and which was forecast to see the north-east of England pelted by heavy rain.

Forecasters say the Pennines and North York Moors could have between 80-100mm of rain.

Flooding hit Cogenhoe Mill holiday park in Northamptonshire, which is next to Billing Aquadrome holiday park (Joe Giddens/PA) (PA Wire)

The warnings come as heavy rainfall left parts of London submerged this week - causing widespread travel disruption on Monday, and damage to properties as parts of the UK saw more than the monthly average rainfall in 24 hours.

The extreme weather saw part of the District Line and London Overground suspended all day, while the Metropolitan and Piccadilly Lines were also part-suspended on Monday afternoon.

Mainline trains were also hit due to a combination of flooding on the tracks and train shortages.

Outside the capital, areas of Bedfordshire were affected by the conditions alongside Northamptonshire, where flooding has forced the evacuation of 43 people from a holiday park.

On Tuesday, firefighters and police worked to evacuate residents until late at night at Billing Aquadrome holiday park, Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service said, with only a "very limited" number of people remaining at the site.

Areas including Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire and Warwickshire were among the worst hit on Monday, the Met Office said.

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