Flash flooding has hit St Margarets and Twickenham this afternoon as London swelters for a sixth day

Serious water in St Margarets after the #storm #londonweather pic.twitter.com/kCTMm9Qyad

— twickenham tweets (@twickerati) August 12, 2020

The past decade was the hottest for the world since records began in the 1800s.

A report's also found 2019 was one of the three warmest years ever recorded.