London floods: 'We had water gushing at us from all angles'

Heavy rain flooded pavements, roads and property in parts of London on Monday nightIt was the speed of the flooding that really scared Joseph Wilkins. The manager of Trailer Happiness, a basement bar in Portobello Road in Notting Hill, watched in disbelief on Monday evening as the flood water rose from 2 inches to 1.5 feet in just five minutes.Ten minutes later, the water was waist-deep. "It was like something out of the Titanic," said Wilkins. "We had water gushing at us from all angles: from the manhole in our floor to the ceiling, which is at ground level, and everywhere in between." Continue reading...