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Flooding causes disruption to road and rail travel

Billesley Police A car park where the white lines of the parking bay can only just be made out under a layer of water. Bubbles on the surface show how hard the rain isw coming down. The sky is grey.Billesley Police
Heavy rain fell across the region, including in Billesley where police issued a warning for motorists

Storms across the West Midlands have led to more travel disruption.

Heavy rain flooded Hall Green station, causing disruption on the line between Kidderminster/Birmingham Moor Street and Whitlocks End/Stratford-upon-Avon. Passengers were able to use their tickets on bus services, West Midlands Railway said.

A flood warning for the Spadesbourne Brook in Bromsgrove was issued and the Met Office said a yellow warning for heavy rain and thunderstorms was in place. Police issued notices for drivers to be careful if out in the rain saying there was a lot of surface water.

The disruption follows a few days of heavy rain in the region.

Small Heath Police A car park with surface water. A rainbow can be seen in the distance as the sun catches a red brick clock towerSmall Heath Police
A rainbow over Small Heath. Police said driving conditions were reduced as there was lot of surface water

Earlier this week, 55 homes in the Perry Barr area experienced internal flooding, with flooding also occurring in Stafford and Burntwood.

A flood warning on the River Stour in Worcestershire has been downgraded to an alert.

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