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Photos show the extent of flooding in part of Kent today - where river levels remain high and some roads are shut following heavy rain.
Flood warnings remain in place around the Maidstone and Yalding areas.
Images captured today by Harry Rowe near Staplehurst, outside Maidstone, show drivers and cyclists picking their way across New Barn Road which was left underwater.
Aerial images taken over the Charthill Road area also show fields submerged.
Yesterday, numerous roads were closed as villages around Maidstone were hit by flooding.
Today, the B2162 Hampstead Lane in Yalding is shut between B2015 Maidstone Road and Station Road.
Water Lane in Bearsted is also closed in both directions, between The Street and Pilgrims Way.
Two Met Office flood alerts remain in place for the Maidstone area; at the Lower River Medway, and at the River Beult from Pluckley and Bethersden to Hampstead Lock at Yalding.
The warnings are expected to be lifted tomorrow.
For all the forecasts, warnings and weather related news, click here.
