Drivers stranded in West Kingsdown and property flooded in Culverstone Green
13:20, 20 December 2019
updated: 14:09, 20 December 2019
Firefighters have been called to rescue stranded cars and pumping tankers sent out to battle floodwaters as heavy rain caused chaos across the county this morning.
In Culverstone Green rising water threatened to flood houses, and residents reported that a makeshift dam near a property in Rhododendron Avenue was likely to burst.
Kent Highways arranged emergency road closures in the area to enable four soakaways to be cleansed and gullies and pipes to be cleared, and pumping tankers were sent to the site.
Nearby Meadow Lane looked more like a river, with floodwater running downhill to the junction with Rhododendron Avenue.
Meanwhile river flood warnings were in place around the county and drivers warned to expect disruption on the roads.
In West Kingsdown several cars broke down attempting to drive through floodwaters on the A20 London Road, and firefighters were called to move vehicles to safety.
London Road resident Mel Ball said: "It's got worse since this morning and and come right up to the path at the end of my drive.
"It's a regular problem here when we have heavy rain. Unless the council comes and pumps it out every couple of months it floods."
Kent Fire and Rescue confirmed officers was called to London Road at 7:35am to reports of two cars stranded in flood water.
Two fire engines attended. Crews lifted one person out of a vehicle to dry land and the cars were winched out of the water.
There has been flooding problems across the county causing probelms for people trying to get around.
