West Midlands weather: Roads around Merry Hill flooded as drivers warned not to travel
Drivers were urged not to travel as flash flooding continued across the region, with children evacuated from a care home and homes and businesses left under water.
Heavy rain fell for hours, prompting a warning from firefighters not to tackle roads around Merry Hill, posting a picture of a flooded Boulevard last night.
South Birmingham and the Dudley region appeared to be the worse affected.
And today, there was a warning that there would be more rain on the way.
There were delays through Lye between Birmingham and Kidderminster because of significant flooding on the track last night.
In Stourbridge, disabled children were evacuated from a care home:
Dudley's Tenth Lock Pub, on Delph Road, was forced to shut because of flooding.
Video footage shows vehicles cautiously being driven through deep water, as emergency services shut the road.
And the pub posted these photos to its Facebook account as it said it had been forced to close by the flooding.
West Midlands Fire Service revealed it had taken more than 900 999 calls about the flooding, and had been called to:
A request for help for an elderly lady on Turners Lane, Brierley Hill.
A lightning strike to a gas power station which then caught fire.
Flooding to a childrens home where crews assisted eight disabled and vulnerable children to alternative accommodation.
Four homes hit by flooding on Kirkstone Way in Brierley Hill.
Large flooding to the cellar of a pub on Pershore Road in Edgbaston.
A caller trapped in their car on Pershore Road in Edgbaston.
Four people trapped in a car near to Garrison Circus in Birmingham.
A West Midlands Fire Service spokesman said: "Following further flash flooding across the West Midlands this evening, we're urging motorists and road users to only travel if absolutely necessary.
"As a result of the severe weather, our Fire Control are inundated with 999 calls and we're asking people to only call 999 in a genuine emergency if life is at risk. We've received around nine hundred 999 calls from 5pm until 10pm."
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Britain has been battered by heavy rainfall, with some parts lashed with as much as 40mm - and warnings of more wet weather to come.
Thunderstorms and lightning hit England and Wales, while heavy showers have also affected north-eastern parts of Scotland.
Higher pressure edging in from Friday should see more settled conditions at the weekend.
