The busy King Street in Hammersmith, London has been flooded following a burst water main.

The flood trapped Londoners in their cars and restaurants.

Footage shows people and vehicles struggling to make their way through the waters.



A burst water main wreaked havoc on a busy west London street as major flooding reportedly left people trapped in cars and restaurants.

Emergency services rushed to the scenes of chaos in King Street, Hammersmith, to deal with the problem that left part of the road under water on Friday evening.

Dramatic footage from the scene showed cars struggling to drive through the flooding after the pipe spilt. Police advised motorists to avoid the area.

Witnesses described the mayhem caused by the burst main, amid reports that people became trapped in their vehicles and in restaurants as water levels began to rise.

In one video from the scene, a man can be heard saying: "All I know is that we're trapped, literally can't move!"

Wayne Garvie posted on Twitter: "Trapped on King Street in Hammersmith, huge flood!".

And Ellie Pitt wrote: "Kings Street, West London flooded. People stuck in restaurants. @LondonFire here. Reports of a burst pipe. Video from the junction of Rivercourt Road."

Nadia Goncalve, 28, manager at a Nandos restaurant on the street, said that the water had spread across the whole road.

She told the Standard: "The water has spread across the whole road... we can see it from where we are, the water is as high as the pavement."

Thames Water said it was aware of a "major burst" in the area, near Ravenscourt Park Tube station, and that engineers were on their way to contain the leak.

Some homes in the local area may have experienced low pressure or no water due to the burst, Thames Water added.

It said in statement: "We’re aware of a major burst by Ravenscourt Park Station on King Street in Hammersmith. We have a team on their way to stop any flooding and investigate a repair. Customers in W8, W11, W4 and W6 may be experiencing low pressure or no water.

"We are very sorry and we’re working as quickly as we can to fix the issue."

A spokesman for the Met Police said disruption was expected to last for up to six hours.