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Torrential rain and strong winds hit the South

Heavy downpours, thunder and lighting are battering the South with flash floods in a number of areas.

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Flooding in Kent and Sussex as storms batter South

Torrential downpours and thunderstorms have caused widespread disruption throughout Kent and Sussex.

Rail services have been halted, homes struck by lightning and there have been countless reports of flash floods.

The Met Office says that a month's rain has fallen in a few hours.

In Eastbourne a shopping centre was temporarily evacuated and all flights at the annual airshow were grounded. Watch Tom Savvides' report.

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