Flooding causes chaos in Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds and Sudbury after a night of heavy rain

Parts of Suffolk have been hit with major flooding this morning after a night of heavy rain, leading to some road and traffic issues.

A flood alert is currently in place for the areas of Haverhill, Clare, Sudbury and Long Melford, with drivers struggling to find passable routes causing delays.

Sproughton Road in Ipswich has also been hit with huge floods, causing cars to become stuck despite road closed signs.

A lorry can be seen successfully passing the water, but other vehicles were not so lucky.

Nursery Road in Sudbury was also badly flooded this morning, with social media users urging others to take another route if walking to Wells Hall Primary School.

One wrote that they thought there was at least 15cm of water.

Mount Road in Bury St Edmunds has also seen flooding this morning.

Two stretches of the road towards Thurston were covered in water and vehicles struggled to pass.

The road from Haverhill to Thaxted was also badly flooded in Hempstead. Drivers urged others to avoid the route on social media.

The swimming pool at Bungay’s Waveney Valley Leisure Centre has been forced to close after flood water from fields behind the facility seeped through its doors and mixed with the pool water.

Staff at the centre, in St John’s Hill, are now having to process the water for the next 24 hours to make sure it is safe to swim in and have said the pool will be open again tomorrow.

In October last year the centre was re-opened following a £3.4 million refurbishment, which included a new sauna, upgraded gym equipment, and new changing rooms, showers and toilets.

Suffolk Highways are urging drivers to be careful when driving in localised floods and to find alternative routes where possible.

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