THE Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for tonight as drivers had to be rescued from cars amid flooding chaos.
The warnings come after a van driver needed to be rescued from his roof by firefighters earlier today when four vehicles became stranded in a 3.5ft tide.Shock moment dad leaps from sea wall into torrent after toddler is swept away Essex County Fire and Rescue Service confirmed a man was rescued at 1.25pm, with watch manager Gary Clarke later advising people to check tide times in the area.
Nearly 300 areas are on flood watch in England, with the Environment Agency issuing 96 warnings for “expected” flooding and 202 alerts for “possible” flooding.Credit: Alamy