London Fire Brigade Rescues Five People From Car Trapped in Floodwater

The London Fire Brigade rescued five people from a car trapped in floodwater in Worcester Park after heavy rains caused widespread flooding in areas of the city on July 25.

The UK’s Met Office had issued an amber weather warning and forecast “torrential showers” for southeast England on Sunday.

This video shared by Twitter user @SammyM18842218 shows people cheering as a rescue team help people from a slightly submerged car under a railway bridge, as another man wades through the water.

London Fire Brigade said that officers had received some 600 calls related to flooding.

London’s Metropolitan Special Constabulary urged people to not try and get through the floodwaters. Credit: @SammyM18842218 via Storyful