Disruption as Storm Chandra lashes Sussex

Storm Chandra has brought widespread disruption to Sussex.

Roads and railway services have been impacted by heavy rain and strong winds during the storm - the third to hit the UK this month.

Two flood warnings were in place on Tuesday morning for Barcombe Mills on the River Ouse and Hellingly and Horsebridge on the Cuckmere and Bull Rivers.

Meanwhile, flood alerts had been issued for nearly a dozen areas across West and East Sussex.

Sewage pollution alerts were also in place across the coast, according to Surfers Against Sewage's online map.

Doctor Colin Tourle, who lives by the River Cuckmere in Hellingly, said he had to move his car as his lane was waterlogged.

"We have lived here a long time, but it [the flooding] was particularly quick this morning," he told BBC Radio Sussex.

He said his cottage had flooded a few times in the past, although not badly for several years.

"Fortunately, it [the water] does not come indoors very often," he said.

"We have lived here 50 years or so - we are fairly used to it."

East Sussex Highways said it was experiencing a high volume of calls.

It urged people to report an emergency, such as a fallen tree or flooding that lasts more than two hours.

Meanwhile, Southern Railway announced just after 09:00 GMT services were being delayed between Brighton and Haywards Heath.

Services between Barnham and Ford, as well as Lewes and Eastbourne, were also disrupted.

Jo Brook, who lives in Barcombe, said she expected flooding in her area on Tuesday.

She told BBC Radio Sussex that a lot of cars could get stuck in the water and it could become "a bit of a hazard".

The disruption comes amid a Met Office yellow warning for rain, which is expected to last until 12:00 GMT on Tuesday.

Similar warnings for ice in parts of Sussex and Kent for Tuesday night have been issued.

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