Hundreds of panicked revellers were seen scattering in terror after an 'acidic liquid' was hurled over the crowds at Notting Hill Carnival.

Several people were injured and three people reported skin irritations after the corrosive substance was hurled over the crowd just before 8pm on Sunday near Ladbroke Grove, west London.

With guests on high alert the following day, a woman was left petrified after having water thrown over her by a thug who pretended it was acid before punching her in the face.

And a police officer has said 'we can't carry on like this' after he and his colleagues were attacked with blood and bottles during the street festival.

Footage emerged online of people screaming and shouting as they ran away from the scene

No arrests have yet been made, but 313 people were detained across the weekend as of 10pm on Monday, many relating to drugs and offensive weapons.

The force have not made any arrests in connection with the incident but are investigating the reports.

The Metropolitan Police said the liquid was thrown over people gathered at St Charles Square at 7.55pm.

A spokesman said: 'Some of the crowd in the area then quickly dispersed, which caused injuries, who have since received treatment from the London Ambulance Service at the scene.

Jessica Noah Morgan was left injured and 'in hysterics' after having liquid thrown over her by a thug who then punched her in the face

In the wake of the acid attack, one reveller wrote on Twitter: 'Yep carnival is cancelled for me I've just received information from someone I know that there was an acid attack.'

The following day, a woman enjoying the festivities was injured and left 'in hysterics' after having liquid thrown over her by a man who also punched her in the face.

Although the substance turned out to only be water, Jessica Noah Morgan was terrified on Monday when she was drenched, with everyone around her screaming 'acid'.

'I was in hysterics and crying and I said someone punched me in the face after they pretended to throw acid on me,' she told Mirror Online.

She added: 'The guy and his friends were filming it. When I turned to him and told him that pretending liquid is acid wasn't funny, he punched me in the face.'

Miss Morgan suffered a sore jaw and face as a result of the punch.

'Three people have also reported skin irritation injuries, although these are not thought to be serious.'

More than 100 of the arrests - 112 - were for drugs offences, while there were 58 arrests for possession of an offensive weapon or knife/blade, 37 public order arrests and 17 common assault arrests.

Police seized a number of knives, batons, CS spray and a hammer, while 28 police officers were injured while on duty, which was labelled a 'disgrace' by a rank-and-file group leader.

Miss Morgan (bottom right) may not have been doused with real acid, but she was horrified that people were pretending she had

Metropolitan Police Federation chairman Ken Marsh said: 'The Met have put out a statement saying 28 of our colleagues were injured over the weekend at the Notting Hill Carnival.

'As almost a matter of fact. As if this is the norm. As if this is acceptable.

'It is none of the above. It is a disgrace. Twenty-eight brave colleagues went to work this weekend and were attacked for just doing their job. This is not normal. This is not acceptable.

'There are now so many officers being injured every year at the carnival - with more than 40 last year and let's not forget that an officer was stabbed in 2015.

'What other event would be allowed to carry on regardless with so many police colleagues under attack?'

The Metropolitan Police Federation represents 32,000 officers in London.

Mr Marsh, who spent Monday at the carnival, said the Metropolitan Police has a responsibility to look after its officers.

'A huge number of officers are getting attacked every year at this event,' he added.

'The service knows this is going to happen and send officers to this event knowing this is going to happen.

'Something needs to be done. We can't carry on like this.'

Mr Marsh said he would be taking the issue up with every level of the Met and the London Mayor's Office.

'Enough is enough,' he went on.

'Politicians and commanding officers are quick with their platitudes and praise for our members but what we want to see are tangible measures to reduce the number of officers under attack.'

The number of arrests is so far lower than last year, when more than 450 people were arrested across the two days of festivities.

Some of the dancers at Notting Hill Carnival were spilling out of their costumes as they paraded through the streets of west London this afternoon

Another woman in a bikini-style costume basks in the glorious sunlight as she makes her way through the carnival procession

Police officers look through binoculars from a rooftop for any signs of trouble as revellers take part in the Notting Hill Carnival

On the main parade day scores of scantily-clad performers are adorned in glitter and feathers

The streets of west London were again packed with people enjoying the Caribbean music and food on a scorching bank holiday Monday, with the mercury soaring to 84F (29C).

Overnight, more than 200 people, 30 refuse trucks and a large motorway vehicle to wash down the roads will be used by the council's contractors SUEZ to clear the streets where carnivalists partied just hours before.

By daybreak on Tuesday, an estimated 300 tonnes of rubbish - the weight of 25 London buses - had been swept from the area.

This year's carnival had a more sombre tone as respects were paid to those who died in the Grenfell Tower fire.

Councillor Mary Weale, lead council member for communities with responsibility for carnival, said: 'This year's Notting Hill Carnival was different to any other, the Grenfell Tower fire was something that we all thought about.

'However, it was heartening to see the numbers of people that came to carnival and the many who stopped and reflected at the minute's silence on Sunday and Monday.

'The challenge our council officers and SUEZ face clearing up after one of Europe's biggest street parties before people head off to work on Tuesday morning is a staggering task.

'I would like to thank all of them for their efforts.'

And on the main parade day scores of scantily-clad performers are adorned in glitter and feathers, while other revellers have been photographed in the road 'daggering' - a Jamaican dance from that combines dry sex and wrestling.

Police hold a man during the second and final day of the Notting Hill Carnival in West London

A topless reveller lies on the pavement at the end of the Notting Hill Carnival this evening

A performer walks home at the end of the Notting Hill Carnival as the night draws to a close

Police arrest a man against a temporary fence during a 'stop and search' operation on the main parade day on Monday afternoon