Flood warnings for South East after Storm Chandra

Flood warnings have been issued across south-east England following heavy rainfall from Storm Chandra.

The warnings are in place in Alfriston on the Cuckmere River, in Barcombe Mills on the River Ouse and in Hellingly and Horsebridge on the Cuckmere and Bull Rivers in East Sussex, according to the Environment Agency (EA).

Warnings are also in place for the River Arun in Pulborough, West Sussex, and for the River Wey at Elstead, Surrey.

More than 20 flood alerts are also in place across East Sussex, West Sussex, Kent and Surrey, the EA added.

Alfriston farmer Richard Brown said it was a "real nuisance" if the valley flooded for too long as it impacted plant population, adding: "We then don't get much growth the following year."

"The field is full of water, and the valley is substantially flooded at Alfriston," he told BBC Radio Sussex.

He said that the flooding affected how he moved stock around the valley and he had been "keeping an eye on the river levels" and adjusted accordingly.

The EA said that properties in Alfriston, including The Old Clergy House, Deans Place Hotel and properties near North Street, Willows Car Park and River Lane would likely be affected.

It added that while the Cuckmere River was high but falling, flooding would continue to impact properties in Station Road, Church Lane and Church Road, in Hellingly.

Residents have been advised to avoid these areas.

The EA said it was monitoring the situation closely, adding that river levels would be slow to fall and would not return nearer to normal until Friday.

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