Region hit by heavy summer storm

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At Hingham in Norfolk there were hailstones and flash flooding

Flash flooding and lightning strikes have led to the disruption of railways and roads in East Anglia.

The Met Office has issued a severe weather warning after heavy rainfall hit Cambridgeshire, Essex and Norfolk.

Ipswich railway station in Suffolk was closed and evacuated after a lightning strike damaged a chimney at 1910 BST.

This led to two hour delays on the Norwich to London line as trains came to a standstill at Ipswich until a restricted service began at 2130 BST.

Overhead power lines were isolated at Ipswich for safety reasons because of the damage to the station building.

Fire crews were called to help the evacuation of Ipswich Station

Signalling equipment between Manningtree and Ipswich was also damaged by lightning strikes.

Earlier in the evening there were delays of up to 50 minutes on the line between London and Norwich after signalling problems caused by a lightning strike at Shenfield.

Essex Fire and Rescue Service have received numerous calls to flood-related incidents mainly in Brentwood, Harlow, Aveley, South Ockendon, Grays and Clacton.

Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service received 127 calls in three hours.

Crews have been sent to help drain water from the high street in the market town of Watton in Norfolk.

Stansted and Norwich international airport said services remained unaffected by the weather.

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