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ITV News reporter Marc Mallett describes the extraordinary scenes in the capital
Torrential rain has flooded homes, roads and Tube stations in London after thunderstorms struck the south of England on Sunday.
Locals on a street in Woodford have been using buckets, brooms and wooden boards to create makeshift flood defences and scoop water away from their homes, while water gushing from an Underground station was caught on video.
Restaurant manager Mariya Peeva said her neighbour’s bedroom was flooded, and her son worked with other residents to prevent the rising rainwater from deluging their home.
Ms Peeva, 46, said: “My son went to buy some food from the local shop – by the time he came back the whole street and the pavement were already flooded and the water was coming into our front door.”
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