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Some commuters in Birmingham were undeterred by the flooding of

Heavy Rain flash flooding and travel is causing problems on the roads in England.

Five flood warnings and 40 flood alerts remain in force in many parts of the country.

The Warning , which most of the country's BST is in force until 23:00.

Flooding was reported on the streets of Southampton, Birmingham, Liverpool and London, where a flood has been reported at the houses of Parliament .

high water has also hit the roads in Southampton

Some areas were More Than rain, 50 mm in less than 12 hours of wind, rain and thunder battered parts of the country.

Boscombe Down in Wiltshire had the greatest rainfall, with 51. 2mm fall on the military base in the vicinity of Amesbury, in the 12 hours to 13:00 BST.

On the 49. 6 mm (2in) of rain fell in the six hours before 09:00, according to the Met Office .

spokesman Grahame Madge said it was a "significant" amount of rain.

He said The Band of rain was started "temporarily", in The South -West, before moving to The Midlands and the North, later in The Day .

Currently in place across the country, including parts of Greater London , Derbyshire, Sheffield, Nottinghamshire, and Staffordshire are still available for:

flood warnings, indicating flooding is possible.

The Environment Agency said a further 14 flood alerts are no longer available.

torrential downpours saturated the pedestrian in the City Centre of Birmingham on Tuesday morning

Wales, with the Met Office , warnings about The South -and North-Eastern regions of the country.

The Weather affects Public Transport , with National Rail services between Birmingham Snow Hill and Stourbridge earlier blocked by a tree line.

On the roads, delays of several cars break down in water to Milbrook Road West, Southampton City Centre , to avoid the motorist is also recommended, Waterhouse Lane and Paynes Road.

Mersey fire and rescue service reported vehicles in The Queens Drive and West Derby areas of Liverpool.

A service spokesman urged drivers to "please be careful", adding: "Slow down, you increase your distances, turn off your lights, and please do not drive in high water. "

streets were flooded in the Longbridge area of Birmingham, West Midlands Fire Service reporting is called, to have two drivers in the roof of a vehicle in a ford in Hawkesley Mill Lane, Northfield.

West Midlands teams also rescued two pensioners who remained in their car in flood water in Alum Rock , Birmingham.

they also had the guards to the pumping of water from a fire; in Ward End , Birmingham.

high water has also reported that in the houses of Commons, with Twitter users to share recordings from a patch of water from barricaded.

In sports, which affected precipitation, the Grille while The Fan -zone for the UCI Road World Championships in Harrogate in The Rain .

The wheel action can still be said to be seen on West Park and Parliament Street , the organizers, but the wet weather led to two accidents with cyclists.

is connected brought The rains from a low pressure to travel through the Kingdom, together with the warm and humid air, the remnants of Hurricane Humberto , on the Bermuda coast over the past week.

The Heavy Rain is expected to clear Wednesday, but a low pressure front is expected to remain for the rest of the week.

A road was partly flooded / Colnbrook " in Berkshire was flooded A road, in the Longbridge area of Birmingham

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Source of news: bbc.com