In pictures: Sunken boat, underwater play area and more as flooding affects neighbourhoods across Northampton

Assistant editor

Published 24th Sep 2024, 09:52 GMT

Torrential rain over the weekend and Monday has led to flooding in areas of Northampton, which is having a devastating affect on communities.

Flooding is affecting homes, roads and more across Northampton and surrounding villages.

River Nene levels are high and emergency services have been called to help rescue people on board house boats. One boat has also sunk.

Elsewhere, roads are impassable, fields are underwater, play areas are flooded and homes have also been affected.

An amber weather warning was in place on Monday (September 23), which added to the heavy rainfall over the weekend and led to bad flooding. Thankfully, there are no more Met Office warnings in place today (Tuesday September 24), so it is now a clear up mission.

Take a look at the pictures below showing areas of flooding in Northampton and beyond.

Elsewhere, roads are impassable, fields are underwater, play areas are flooded and homes have also been affected.