Heavy rain warning issued for South East

Heavy rain fall may lead to flooding and travel disruption across south-east England, the Met Office has warned.

A yellow weather warning for heavy rain has been issued for 09:00 GMT to 22:00 on Thursday.

Officials warned of flooding of some homes and businesses, disruption to bus and train services and flooding on roads across Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex and Surrey.

The Environment Agency has also issued flood alerts for the River Stour, River Medway, River Eden and the Cuckmere River.

Stephen Dixon, a Met Office spokesman, said: "An area of low pressure is going to bring heavy and persistent rain to parts of southern England and will be accompanied by some gusty winds at times."

Accumulations of 20mm to 30mm are expected fairly widely, in some places falling in just a few hours, with the potential for 40mm to 50mm in a few isolated spots, the Met Office added.

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