Thames Water has apologised after a burst main left residents waking up to “biblical” scenes flooding 36 houses in central Herne Hill.
Residents had woken to severe flooding, leaving the main shopping street covered in water up to a metre deep in places.
London Fire Brigade warned people living in Half Moon Lane, to stay in their homes until the water clears following the mains burst affecting more than 100 metres of road, which left cars and vans half submerged.
One local resident, Fran Graham, tweeted: “Woke up to biblical scenes today, water level is dropping so hopefully I can get out of my flat soon.”
