Great Western Railway told customers to avoid starting journeys today and said those who had already travelled should consider taking a return train as soon as possible .
A yellow weather warning for rain is in effect from 12pm today until 3pm on Friday, with motorists warned to expect flooded roads and delays to local train and bus services across the south coast.
A hero rescuer yesterday told how he saved the lives of a mum and toddler trapped in a car that got washed into a swollen river as Storm Henk ravaged the UK.
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Nearly 750 flood alerts or warnings were imposed, while raw sewage was discharged by Thames Water into the river in Surrey and Berkshire which flooded footpaths.