UK weather: Flooded airport closes as half a month’s rain falls in one hour

Flooding in southern England brought on by half a month’s worth of rain falling in a single hour forced an airport to shut down. Exeter Airport told customers all its flights were cancelled following torrential downpours and thunderstorms. These included departures from Zante as well as the Channel Islands and Newcastle and Edinburgh. Footage showed rising waters sweep into the airport’s main terminal. Read more here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/09/17/weather-uk-half-month-rainfall-one-hour-met-office-warning/ Subscribe to The Telegraph with our special offer: just £1 for 3 months. Start your free trial now: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/customer/subscribe/digitalsub/3for1/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_pvid_conversion-subscription_editorial-iniative_03-22_EGW-13_organic_youtube Get the latest headlines: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ Telegraph.co.uk and YouTube.com/TelegraphTV are websites of The Telegraph, the UK's best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture. #weather #exeter #london