September 22, 2023, 00:03
The West Ham stadium was flooded by rain.
Image: X/Twitter
Parts of the capital were devastated by torrential rain on Thursday that hit different parts of east London.
West Ham stadium and other areas of east London were devastated by floods of water on Thursday.
Ahead of the club's Europa League clash against TSC Backa Topola, online users shared images of the stadium concourse amid the pouring rain.
Writing on X (previously known as Twitter), one joked: “New waterfall feature now available at London Stadium.”
And the club's stadium wasn't the only place caught in the torrent of rain, as other images shared online showed the Stratford shopping center and a nearby McDonald's affected by flooding.
The West Ham stadium was affected by flooding inside.
Image: X/Twitter
The London Stadium was hit by a torrent of rain.
Image: Alamy
A clip posted on
It comes after the UK was hit by the remnants of Hurricane Lee this week, which had yellow weather warnings in place until Wednesday night.
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Footage showed the inside of a flooded Stratford shopping center.
Image: X/Twitter
100mm of rain was expected to fall in some parts of the west of the country. It was expected to rise to 200mm in high altitude areas such as Snowdonia in Wales. The average rainfall in Snowdonia is between 75mm and 98mm during the months of September and October.
And sadly, the worst is not yet over for Brits, as the remnants of Hurricane Nigel, currently in the North Atlantic, are expected to cause strong winds in the UK.
The Met Office issued a warning in England, Wales and Scotland on Thursday morning, warning that "properties may be flooded" due to the weather.
Category 1 Hurricane Nigel is expected to last through the weekend.
