:00:08. > :00:08.Good evening. Householders hn the News Channel. We are back with
:00:09. > :00:10.Good evening. Householders hn the South East are being told to expect
:00:11. > :00:13.more wind and rain tonight `s more wind and rain tonight `s
:00:14. > :00:17.another storm passes through. 4 000 people are still without power
:00:18. > :00:20.following Monday night's storm. Tonbridge and Yalding were
:00:21. > :00:24.particularly badly hit and today some of Maidstone Town Centre has
:00:25. > :00:32.been under water. Simon Jonds joins us from there now. Simon? How is it
:00:33. > :00:33.looking? The river is still very high here
:00:34. > :00:38.tonight. The Environment Agdncy is tonight. The Environment Agency is
:00:39. > :00:41.warning potentially overnight we will see another inch of rain. That
:00:42. > :00:47.could lead to flooding of the type we saw a couple of days ago as the
:00:48. > :00:50.water reaches the same level. That ruined Christmas for many people.
:00:51. > :00:53.ruined Christmas for many pdople. Counting the cost of the torrential
:00:54. > :00:55.downpour. In Yalding, firefighters downpour. In Yalding, firefhghters
:00:56. > :00:57.had to use boats to rescue 50 downpour. In Yalding, firefighters
:00:58. > :00:57.had to use boats to rescue 40 people had to use boats to rescue 50 people
:00:58. > :00:59.from their homes on Christm`s had to use boats to rescue 40 people
:01:00. > :01:03.from their homes on Christmas Day. That was scary. I came out `nd was
:01:04. > :01:06.That was scary. I came out and was walking over and it was high but not
:01:07. > :01:10.too high but why the time got back to the house, maybe one hour later,
:01:11. > :01:13.it was coming in through thd it was coming in through the
:01:14. > :01:15.conservatory, through the door. It was coming from the ground and
:01:16. > :01:22.was coming from the ground `nd coming up. It was just coming in so
:01:23. > :01:27.quickly. In Maidstone, some businesses were unable to stop the
:01:28. > :01:31.advance of the rising water. The sun is out today but the warning is more
:01:32. > :01:35.bad weather is on the way. Here they are bringing sandbags to try to
:01:36. > :01:38.protect this restaurant as best they can. In reality, it is too little
:01:39. > :01:44.too late because there is already water in the cellar and it has also
:01:45. > :01:45.destroyed much of the marqude. water in the cellar and it has also
:01:46. > :01:55.destroyed much of the marquee. It is destroyed much of the marquee. It is
:01:56. > :02:00.depressing. This road is now impassable. We are expecting another
:02:01. > :02:05.inch of rain, 25 millimetres of rain tonight so the river level will rise
:02:06. > :02:09.again and we will see more flooding. Beneath this water is a
:02:10. > :02:17.sunken boat. One driver who risk this road was soon regretting the
:02:18. > :02:23.decision. Boxing Day in Maidstone will be remembered by many for all
:02:24. > :02:27.of the wrong reasons. 700 homes in Kent have been flooded
:02:28. > :02:31.already and another 300 are thought to be at risk if the rain does
:02:32. > :02:40.arrive as predicted and in the last hour, South East trains havd said
:02:41. > :02:44.they will be unlikely to run any trains before midday tomorrow.
:02:45. > :02:47.Meanwhile, the power cut has led to sewage pouring into gardens in one
:02:48. > :02:49.Kent village. Residents say their Christmas has been ruined. Nicola
:02:50. > :02:54.Haseler reports. They were prepared for flooding but
:02:55. > :02:58.not raw sewage. It is that sludgy staff. This is also rich. We
:02:59. > :03:00.not raw sewage. It is that sludgy staff. This is also rich. Wd have
:03:01. > :03:05.sandbags but the whole thing was right up to just below the step and
:03:06. > :03:06.lapping onto the top step. When an electricity cable came down on
:03:07. > :03:14.Monday, it to about the powdr Monday, it to about the powdr
:03:15. > :03:16.supplies for the sewage plant. There was a loud bang and the power
:03:17. > :03:16.supplies for the sewage plant. There was a loud bang and the powdr went
:03:17. > :03:21.was a loud bang and the power went off. Are you the elegance the board?
:03:22. > :03:22.It was coming over the drivd as off. Are you the elegance the board?
:03:23. > :03:26.It was coming over the drive as well It was coming over the drive as well
:03:27. > :03:28.so all of this was wet with sewage and we have children and you have to
:03:29. > :03:32.walk through it. The only w`y to try walk through it. The only way to try
:03:33. > :03:33.and clear all of this sewagd walk through it. The only w`y to try
:03:34. > :03:33.and clear all of this sewage in walk through it. The only way to try
:03:34. > :03:35.and clear all of this sewagd in the and clear all of this sewage in the
:03:36. > :03:39.street is for these tankers to come every two hours, two at a time
:03:40. > :03:40.street is for these tankers to come every two hours, two at a thme and
:03:41. > :03:44.every two hours, two at a time and try and cleared away. It is the
:03:45. > :03:47.problem with the sewage that is a concern. We could end up with sewage
:03:48. > :03:51.coming into the house. Therd has coming into the house. There has
:03:52. > :03:56.been no information yet as to when the power will return.
:03:57. > :04:00.Football now and not a great afternoon for our teams.
:04:01. > :04:03.In the Championship, Charlton beat Brighton 3`2 at the Valley. In
:04:04. > :04:04.League One, Gillingham lost 2`1 to Leyton Orient and Crawley wdnt down
:04:05. > :04:06.Leyton Orient and Crawley went down 2`0 to visitors MK Dons and had a
:04:07. > :04:12.man sent off. 2`0 to visitors MK Dons and
:04:13. > :04:18.Now look at the weather. Good evening. I'm afraid is a bad
:04:19. > :04:21.end to Boxing Day. The Met office have a yellow warning in place for
:04:22. > :04:28.rain. That is for parts of Kent and Sussex from midnight tonight until
:04:29. > :04:33.9pm tomorrow. We are 20 millilitres of rainfall by tomorrow and perhaps
:04:34. > :04:39.30 millimetres more locally. We have to be prepared for localised
:04:40. > :04:42.flooding on saturated ground and also disruption to travel. There
:04:43. > :04:47.will be dust of up to 60 mph along the coast and 40 mph inland.
:04:48. > :04:50.Tomorrow morning, if you're going back to work, the commute whll
:04:51. > :04:52.Tomorrow morning, if you're going back to work, the commute will be a
:04:53. > :05:02.tricky one. That starts to leave us and we should start to see the end
:05:03. > :05:07.of it by lunchtime. It will be a blustery day. The following two days
:05:08. > :05:13.are looking fairly settled, so some relief after the storm.
:05:14. > :05:18.That is all from me for now. I'll be back this evening. Goodbye.