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Maidstone: Flooded drain forces lane closures on the A20 Broadway

By: David Gazet

Published: 09:00, 31 May 2016

The A20 Broadway is partially flooded at the bottom of Rocky Hill, Maidstone after a blocked drain.

The water, which is several inches deep has forced traffic heading town Tonbridge Road and London Road to slow to a crawl and water has been seen pouring into the nearby subway.

The situation for pedestrians isn't much better with floodwater pouring into the crossing next to Maidstone Crown Court.

Water is several inches deep on the A20 Broadway heading into Maidstone's town centre

Residents in Hillary Road have also said their road has become partially flooded because of a blocked drain.

Rebecca Golding said: "Maybe if we saw the street cleaners out every day cleaning our streets and drains, we wouldn't be in this ridiculous situation!"

Water has also been spotted pouring into the subway near Broadway

Wet and windy weather is causing disruption across Kent and officials are warning that more is on the way.

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There have been two accidents on the M20, with delays continuing between junctions 5 (Aylesford) and 7 (Detling) London bound.

Earlier trains to London on the Maidstone East line were disrupted because of a fallen tree branch. This has now been cleared.

The Met Office have issued a yellow weather warning until noon. Stay tuned to KMFM for the latest weather and travel updates.

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