London weather: heavy showers to continue as ex-hurricane Bertha causes disruption in the capital

 
Battered: Pedestrians dash through torrential rain along the Millennium Bridge yesterday

Londoners were warned to expect more heavy rain showers today following the downpours which lashed the city over the weekend.

Yesterday’s heavy rain and strong winds — caused by remnants of what was tropical storm Bertha — caused disruption across London.

Paddington station was closed for Circle and District Underground services for six hours due to flooding yesterday, while Euston Square station was shut for Metropolitan, Circle and Hammersmith and City Line trains for two hours.

Turnpike Lane station, on the Piccadilly line, was forced to close because of flooding, while rail passengers faced delays after flooding at Fulwell station in south-west London and a tree was blown onto the track on the Henley train line.

Traders in Ealing were today clearing up damage from flooding after a water main burst there. Hundreds of local people were without water for about five hours after the incident yesterday morning.

Michael Dever, 55, who works at Snappy Snaps on Ealing Broadway, said: “I was closed all day because of health and safety. I have lost a day’s takings — about £1,000”. Cristina Rodrigues, 40, from Yvon’s Artisan Patissier, said: “All my staff were unable to get to work because it took two hours to travel into and out of Ealing yesterday.”

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Conditions were so bad that the 100-mile RideLondon event in London and Surrey was cut by 14 miles for safety reasons. The course was re-routed to avoid Leith Hill and Box Hill in Surrey due to the heavy rain.

Despite warnings of more rain showers today, the Met Office predicted a “relatively dry week for London” with highs of 22C and possible sunshine by Wednesday.

Spokeswoman Laura Young said: “There could be heavy showers later today, but they will be short-lived and everything will clear up overnight. Tomorrow will be cloudy but dry with a fresh breeze around.

“There will probably be some good sunshine on Wednesday through the cloud.”

A flypast involving First World War-era planes and modern-day fast jets was postponed today because of the bad weather.

The Then And Now flypast over the White Cliffs of Dover to commemorate 100 years since the first wartime deployment of planes was scheduled to take place near the village of Capel-le-Ferne, Kent, but has been delayed for 24 hours.

The display will feature First World War biplanes alongside RAF Tornado jets.

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