Pic:Londoners were hit by heavy rain again on Monday after Storm Angus battered the capital over the weekend
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A pregnant woman and her one-year-old child were dramatically rescued from their car after they became trapped in flood water.
The distressed woman dialled 999 after her vehicle became stuck in 4ft deep waters in Buttsbury Wash near Brentwood on Sunday evening.
Specialist firefighters waded through the flood, which had submerged the village country lane, to rescue the pair.
The salvage operation was sparked by Storm Angus as powerful thunderstorms lashed down across London and the south-east.
And on Monday, a heavy bout of fresh rainfall sparked further chaos.
Five people were taken to hospital after a three-car crash on the M2 London-bound carriageway between junctions 3 (Maidstone, Channel Tunnel) and 2 (Rochester) just after 7am.
And on Monday, a heavy bout of fresh rainfall sparked further chaos.
Five people were taken to hospital after a three-car crash on the M2 London-bound carriageway between junctions 3 (Maidstone, Channel Tunnel) and 2 (Rochester) just after 7am.
Kent Police said no
-one suffered any serious injuries.
A spokesman said: "Police were called at 7.04am following a three-vehicle collision on the M2 London-bound between junctions 3 and 2.
“Officers are currently in attendance and two lanes of the motorway are closed. Five people are being taken to a London hospital with injuries not believed to be serious.”
In London, no major disruption was reported on the capital's roads and railways following the deluge.
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for London with heavy downpours expected in the capital throughout the day.
Forecasters predicted up to 60mm of rain could fall in the worst-affected areas.
The warning remains in place until just before midnight. Authorities warned of flooding to low lying land and roads next to rivers.
A flood alert remains in place across south-east London affecting Lewisham, Bromley, Greenwich and Croydon after the storm caused tide levels in the River Ravensbourne to rise.
The Environment Agency said no homes should be under threat from flooding.
On Sunday, rail services were cancelled as Storm Angus left a trail of destruction across London and the south coast.
In west London, flooding was reported on and around Talgarth Road in Hammersmith including Lower Mortlake Road and Chalker's Corner.
Other Londoners told how they woke up to leaky roofs as they described “horrible conditions” on the roads.
Angus, which is the UK’s first storm of this season, arrived in the UK at midnight on Saturday and swept over London on Sunday morning.
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