M5 flooding: Motorists left stranded and forced to be rescued on motorway after deluge

Heavy rainfall overnight has caused floods connected the M5 arsenic Avon Fire and Rescue warned the roadworthy is partially closed successful some directions this morning

Drivers are abandoning their cars connected the M5 amid "significant" floods connected the motorway caused by dense rainfall overnight.

Part of the motorway successful Gloucestershire is presently closed successful some directions owing to the magnitude of h2o connected the roadworthy surface. Fire crews are astatine the country to assistance rescue stranded drivers whose conveyance are stuck successful the flooding.

National Highways and constabulary are besides astatine the scene. Avon Fire & Rescue said connected X: "We're presently moving to rescue radical stranded connected the motorway. The M5 is closed successful some directions betwixt J16 and J14 owed to flooding dense rainfall.

"We counsel motorists to debar travelling successful the area. Northbound is closed betwixt J16 and J14 and southbound is closed betwixt J14 and J15."

National Highways said successful a statement: "Avon and Somerset Fire & Rescue are moving with the Environment Agency, police, our postulation officers and contractors astatine country to wide the flooding arsenic soon arsenic possible. There are presently delays of up to 45 minutes connected attack to the closure constituent successful some directions."

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