Kennington Park Road burst water main incident. Image: @LondonFire

LFB Fire crews are dealing with a burst water main on Kennington Park Road in Kennington with surface water half a metre deep.

A section of the road between Kennington Road and Newington Butts has been flooded.

Pumping at Kennington Park begins @BBCBreaking @julesmattsson @NewsShopper @TfLTrafficNews @ http://t.co/v03gFbvXzd

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Helen Knowles (@knowles2_helen) June 29, 2015

Station Manager Gareth Cook who is at the scene said:

This is going to be a protracted incident for the rest of the day. Fire crews have been placing sandbags in front of around 15 shops and homes to protect them from the flood.

Water pumps are being used to suck water from the flooded basements of a number of properties along Kennington Park Road.

10 fire engines and 72 firefighters and officers from Lambeth and surrounding fire stations attended the incident

The extent of the flooding in Kennington Park Road. Image: @LondonFire

The Brigade was called out at 9.12 am and the operation was over by 1.43 pm.

The flooding is causing traffic chaos rippling out from the Elephant Castle.

We're using hundreds of sandbags to protect homes & shops from the #Kennington flood london-fire.gov.uk/LatestIncident… http://t.co/P13FduDBUg

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London Fire Brigade (@LondonFire) June 29, 2015

tweet https://twitter.com/LondonFire/status/615446562009935872%5D

A3 Kennington Pk Rd btwn A23 Kennington Rd + Newington Butts - remains badly flooded; burst water main. Thames Water aware. Expect delays.

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TfL Traffic News (@TfLTrafficNews) June 29, 2015

Homes in #Kennington, #Loughborough and North #Lambeth may be affected by a mains leak today. @ThamesWater are working to fix this ASAP.

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Lambeth Council (@lambeth_council) June 29, 2015

Heading to #Kennington? Bring your swimming trunks! Kennington Park Road has closed after a water main burst. http://t.co/hb7kDuedq9

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Southwark News (@Southwark_News) June 29, 2015

Elephant & Castle traffic 10x worse than usual. Avoid. Gridlock. http://t.co/kM65E4N1FX

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London SE1 (@se1) June 29, 2015

The burst main has also meant that customers have had a significant interruption and/or reduction of their water supply in terms of pressure.

Sorry to customers in #SW and #SE London with no water this morning due to a burst water main. For more info: th4m.es/WrW8Z

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Thames Water (@thameswater) June 29, 2015

The flood water has subsided in #Kennington, pumping operations under way london-fire.gov.uk/LatestIncident… http://t.co/Wg8bQOHH55

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London Fire Brigade (@LondonFire) June 29, 2015

We've dealt with the #Kennington flood, no surface water but Kennington Park Rd still closed london-fire.gov.uk/LatestIncident… http://t.co/HQR5A7Cwas

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London Fire Brigade (@LondonFire) June 29, 2015

Reminder - A3 Kennington Park Road closed due to a major burst water main. Severe delays on surrounding roads. Avoid the area if possible.

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TfL Traffic News (@TfLTrafficNews) June 29, 2015

Re: Kennington Park Road (cont) - congestion extends north of the river to Vauxhall Bridge Road, Chelsea Embankment & SW3 generally.

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TfL Traffic News (@TfLTrafficNews) June 29, 2015

Update 30th June 2015

The closure of Kennington Park Road caused traffic congestion throughout London on the day of the flood and has continued into a second day.

A3 Kennington Park Road remains closed at Kennington Lane twds Oval due emergency water main repairs. Traffic is slow on diversion.

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TfL Traffic News (@TfLTrafficNews) June 30, 2015

Severe delays on all approaches to Elephant & Castle due to a closure of A3 Kennington Park Road (burst water main). http://t.co/SU3pAt8Qsa

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TfL Traffic News (@TfLTrafficNews) June 30, 2015

Hi @ImAlexCrow - The emergency closure of A3 Kennington Park Road (burst water main) is likely to remain in place until tomorrow afternoon.

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TfL Traffic News (@TfLTrafficNews) June 30, 2015

Traffic on all approaches to #SE1 remain very congested and slow due to roadworks E&C, St Georges Circus, Tower Bridge Road, Kennington Lane

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MPS Southwark (@MPSSouthwark) June 30, 2015

A3 Kennington Park Road remains closed S/B (burst water main), tailbacks are severely affecting Elephant & Castle. http://t.co/ulgD29bso8

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TfL Traffic News (@TfLTrafficNews) June 30, 2015

A3 Kennington Park Road is now open in both directions. The emergency water works have been adjusted to permit traffic flow.

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TfL Traffic News (@TfLTrafficNews) June 30, 2015

Now that the A3 has re-opened, Elephant & Castle is flowing much better. Nearby affected areas should improve soon. http://t.co/DakCtjnOvd

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TfL Traffic News (@TfLTrafficNews) June 30, 2015

A3 Kennington Park Rd has reopened after the burst water main, but only 1 lane is open in both directions, expect delays during peak periods

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TfL Traffic News (@TfLTrafficNews) June 30, 2015