THIS is the moment water flooded down a street causing travel chaos at the height of rush hour.
Shocking footage shows a sea of water gushing through Holloway in North London after a water pipe bust.
A 36-inch water main has burst causing flooding up to a depth of around 4 feet in Holloway[/caption]
Hornsey Road between Tollington Road and Seven Sisters road has been closed[/caption]
Hornsey Road this morning turned into a fast moving river with people on their way to work having to fight through the 4ft deep water.
Now it has been closed between Tollington Road and Seven Sisters road while eight fire engines and around 60 firefighters try to fix the problem.
Video shows the speed of the water as it rips through the street.
Cars are seen with water reaching well up on their bumpers – while a brave delivery man was seen zipping through on a motorbike.
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Meanwhile last night residents in Dartford were also met with an burst water main on Priory Road.
It comes as Brits are set to be treated to another ten day heatwave.
Today temperatures will reach a balmy 29C – but by Thursday the mercury will have soared to 30C.
The hot weather is expected to last well into next week, but won’t reach the red hot temperatures Brits saw in July.
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More than two million Brits across Kent and Sussex have already been banned from watering their gardens, cleaning their cars or filling up pools with hose pipes.
And they face fines of up to £1,000 if the break the rules from Friday.
South East Water insisted it had “no choice” to implement the ban, which it says will reduce the amount of water that needs to be taken from “already stressed local water sources”.
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A Met Office map has also revealed when and where Brits can enjoy 30C heat by mid-afternoon on Wednesday.
Southwestern areas including Gillingham in Dorset, Oxford, and Gloucester are most likely to climb to the hotter temperatures.
