Flood warnings have been issued in Surrey due to rising river levels following Storm Bert.

The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for wind until 2100 GMT, with gusts of up to 80 km/h expected in some areas.

Authorities warned that disruptions to rail, road, air and ferry services were likely, as well as possible damage to buildings, power cuts and dangers to life.

Both Upper River Wey and Chertsey Bourne have received a flood alert from the Environment Agency.

Flooding of low lying land and roads is expected in the Free Prae Road area of ​​Chertsey and the Tilford area, officials said.

Further rainfall is likely and river levels are expected to remain high, or even rise, over the coming days.

The Environment Agency has urged the public to avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses.

No property flooding is currently expected.

Meanwhile, some Southern rail services are expected to be canceled or delayed due to bad weather until 10am on Monday.

A fallen tree blocked the line between Ashtead and Leatherhead at around 10am, causing services to Dorking to Epsom to stop or start.

Services between Epsom and Dorking are now operating as usual.

And all lines from Cobham and Stoke D’abernon to Oxshott were also blocked by a fallen tree.

Painshill Gardens in Cobham is to be closed on Sunday due to forecasts of high winds, but a family fun day in Guildford on Sunday is still set to go ahead.

Guildford councilor Catherine Houston said as many activities as possible had been moved indoors.

She added: “All of this is happening. Luckily we have some indoor places people can go and hopefully the rain will stop a little bit and people can get out and move around.”

‘Dangerous’

The Met Office said strong winds were likely to cause “dangerous coastal conditions”.

Authorities have warned of a small risk of injury from flying debris and large waves and beach materials thrown onto seafronts, coastal roads and properties.

More than 200 flood alerts were in place across the UK, while around 350,000 homes were left without power, although most have been reconnected.

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