London floods

More reporting on Lea Bridge:

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/east-london-flood-children-wade-to-school-and-residents-cars-completely-submerged-after-pipe-bursts-a3952321.html

It looks devastating.

Fancy a pint?

https://twitter.com/ThePrincess_E5/status/1047461125963563008

http://www.hackneygazette.co.uk/news/environment/clapton-flooding-neighbours-count-cost-as-water-drains-1-5723847

Venice still has a few tricks to show London:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/29/venice-experiences-worst-flooding-since-2008

In case you were affected by the floods in Hackney recently

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Floods in June? Well, yes. And sinkholes on the M25 central reservation:

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jun/11/m25-closed-sinkholes-uk-weather-flood-warnings

Here's the expected flooding in south-west London along the Wandle:

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/mitcham-flooding-homeowners-in-south-london-left-with-devastating-flood-damage-after-a-river-burst-a4173436.html

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/mitcham-flooding-homeowners-in-south-london-left-with-devastating-flood-damage-after-a-river-burst-a4173436.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1561274357

The inevitable flooding, of which undoubtedly we'll hear more news shortly, seems to have kicked off, unusually, with key Central London stations :

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/rush-hour-misery-as-four-central-london-stations-hit-by-flooding-a4245431.html

Ruislip, West End Road under the Central Line bridge at Ruislip Gardens:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/10vQ-7xRlqs2KSSN1cov5uN85sUOJ2XHF/view?usp=drivesdk

https://www.islingtongazette.co.uk/news/finsbury-park-flooding-burst-pipe-leaves-streets-underwater-1-6311121
I was a bit annoyed at not having much water to clean my teeth this morning in N4 but I see now it was a very minor inconvenience compared to what happened at the source of the problem.

Oh shit, it all looks horrendous. That poor guy in the basement flat. The legacy of under-investment is absolutely unbelievable and unforgiveable.

Weird how you can live 2 minutes away from something like that and have no idea it has happened. Though there were a lot of sirens this morning.

But Gilles Peterson!

The bit that floods in Viccy Park, next to the cafe, was proper flooded today. The road and both sides of pavement.

Green Lanes was a lake this morning. Probably should have gone round it. Shoes still wet.

As already posted by @dubtap in the commute thread, there were some issues with water issuing in SE1 this morning:

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/southwark-station-closed-as-it-hit-by-dramatic-flooding-after-water-main-bursts-a4339741.html

In a slight variation from the usual kind of protocol, a mains pipe has burst in the old Royal London building, earmarked to become the new town hall for Tower Hamlets:

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/tower-hamlets-flooding-main-burst-a11-delays-a4483181.html

Edit: The article has since been amended to say that the burst was outside the building, after all.

Oops. North Circular is flooded! https://twitter.com/999london/status/1280168354205118464?s=21

Oh dear.

Nothing in the Standard yet. I expect there'll be a fuller report tomorrow.

Some good pictures:

Should have used a Ferryari instead:

Outer north west London,
The Glory that is Ruislip,
Storm Alex update here.

There's a bit of a problem with East London's water supply - https://www.thameswater.co.uk/network-latest/east-london-06102020

I imagine that this means somewhere there is a massive flood!

We've had no water since about 4.15pm, it could get interesting when my young kids all decide to do a poo! I'll put some buckets outside and hope it rains again!

Anyone East got any intel?

nothing here currently
have a kettle already full for a cuppa though which is a relief

My twins have both done a poo. 1.5 litre bottle of water each to flush away the sin.

I panic bought 6 bottles earlier. Reckon I might need more at this rate!