Legal service releases a collection of free resources on its website to educate visitors on Florida divorce.
Fort Lauderdale, FL (PRWEB) June 12, 2012
DivorceYes.com, an online service designed to offer a low cost, fast way to get divorced, recently released a collection of free Florida divorce resources on its website. Now, those interested in learning more about the process of getting divorced in Florida have a robust resource to turn to.“We want our clients to understand the Florida divorce law that applies to their case, as well as the court process,” explained Jeff Miller, senior counsel at DivorceYes.com. “Because an informed client is our best customer, we offer general Florida divorce information on our website. In addition to walking through the divorce process, step by step, we have made source materials available for those who want to take their study to the next level.”
Some of the resources included on the DivorceYes.com website are as follows: introduction to the divorce process, information on filing for divorce without kids, information on filing for divorce with kids, alimony explanation, child visitation law overview, and much more.
Of course, DivorceYes.com is a real law firm, so visitors to the website can also speak to a real divorce lawyer to get answers to their questions and practice advice.
“Our lawyers are available to consult with our clients, to answer their questions and to offer them sound practical advice,” said Miller. “Giving our clients the opportunity to have an informed understanding of the law and the process is where we start. Providing them with low cost legal representation of the highest quality and giving each client our full, undivided attention are the hallmarks of our services.”
To access the free Florida divorce resources, visit http://www.DivorceYes.com.
About the Miller Law Firm and DivorceYes.com
Miller Law Associates is a Florida divorce law firm with offices located in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, West Palm Beach, Tampa and Jacksonville, Florida. Managing attorney Jeff Miller has been practicing law as a trial lawyer in Florida and throughout the United States since 1980. His practical in court experience brings a wealth of experience to those needing divorce representation in Florida. All Florida divorces must be obtained in court. The purpose of the divorce website, DivorceYes.com, is to ease the burden of divorce on families and to get the process completed as quickly as possible at a fair and affordable price.
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Kobe Bryant Divorce on Hold: Can He and Vanessa Work It Out? - Bleacherreport.com
Kobe and Vanessa Bryant are calling off their divorce. Well, at least for the moment.
TMZ is reporting the Bryants have reconciled enough for Vanessa to consider not signing off on the divorce, something she can do as early as this upcoming weekend.
Per the report, Vanessa Bryant, who was ready to call off her marriage to Lakers star Kobe Bryant due to past infidelities, needed to wait a full six months before completing the divorce process.
That time period was set to conclude over this upcoming weekend, but sources have confirmed with the news agency that Vanessa has relented on making the split final. Per TMZ:
Vanessa could end the marriage as early as Monday ... but we know she won't.
Now here's the deal. We're told Kobe and Vanessa have had their ups and downs since she filed for divorce ... and there's nothing stopping her from filing final divorce papers at some point in the future if things don't work out.
The other interesting part in all this is Vanessa owning three mansions, as the report states. Kobe, at some point during the divorce process, signed off those properties to his wife.
Time, it seems, is finally working out for Kobe Bryant. The Los Angeles Times reported back in December that Vanessa was wise to wait out the 10-year mark on their marriage:
The fact the marriage lasted 10 years gives Vanessa Bryant several advantages under California divorce law. After passing the 10-year mark, attorney Dmitry Gorin said, a marriage is defined as a lengthy one, which means the spouse is allowed to maintain her standard of living after the split.
Another period of time has given Vanessa some time to consider the marriage and make her believe it's something worth saving.
Leaving all snark aside, this is wonderful news, and it has nothing to do with loyalty to the Lakers or being a fan of the NBA or men who dominate the sport.
This couple has two children, two daughters names Natalia and Gianna. Above all else, the news should resonate the most with these two girls who have been put through some weighty emotional distress.
So the question of whether they can hold it together past this tumultuous time rests on the momentum they have made for themselves over the past six months.
They have lasted this long, so I am wagering they hold on a bit longer. At least, that's what we wish for the Bryants.
Here is to hoping mom and pop continue down this road of reconciliation, if only to keep the family together.
Follow me on Twitter for wall-to-wall excitement.
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Divorce Hotel: Founder Jim Halfens Dishes On Hotel - Huffington Post
On May 26 the New York Times reported on the Divorce Hotel, a Netherlands-based company that enables married couples to take a rather unusual trip -- for about $3,000, spouses can go away for a long weekend and return as exes (by comparison, an average divorce in the Netherlands costs between $5,000 and $10,000 and can take weeks, even months to finalize). Despite its name, the Divorce Hotel is not actually one physical structure; the company partners with multiple boutique hotels to offer its clients a swifter, cheaper -- and chicer -- way to call it quits (locations in New York and Los Angeles are currently in the works). To learn more about this unusual service, HuffPost Divorce asked founder and general manager Jim Halfens to dish on what really goes on when a couple checks into the Divorce Hotel for the weekend.
How do you help your divorcing guests feel at ease?
We want to give couples the feeling of being at home. One of the suites [we do the divorce proceedings in] has a fireplace. That said, we also want to take them out of their comfort zone -- if they live in the south, we invite them to [a hotel location] in the north. This also helps keep them far away from new partners or their mother-in-laws.
How do you keep your divorces discreet when there are also regular hotel guests staying at the hotel?
Our clients have their privacy -- nobody knows they are checking in for their divorce. We work in specific departments of the hotel. All conversations take place in suites behind closed doors.
Our guests can use the hotel for their purposes, and walk around freely, but we don’t always know how people will react [to the divorce process] -- sometimes it’s emotional, sometimes it’s more businesslike -- so we always have staff members around. If [a client] is getting emotional and walking around the hallways, someone will be there to comfort them. They aren't creepy or anything, but they are trained and know what to do.
What's the most surprising thing you've seen among the couples who have stayed at your hotel?
There was a husband who ordered a bottle of champagne to toast on a new future. He wished his ex-wife all the best. It was a fantastic moment. We also had a divorce and a wedding on the same day. We were fully booked last December and a divorcing couple wanted a specific hotel, but there was only one date available. The hotel warned me that there was also a wedding there that day -- there would be no escaping it, there would be flowers everywhere. But, if couple didn’t come that day, they would have had to wait on the list for two months. I called the wife and she said she didn’t mind at all. When the couple arrived, they went to check out the wedding. They looked around, looked at the wedding dress. Then they had dinner that night downstairs right next to the wedding party.
Wait, they had dinner together? Do couples usually do that?
Yes, they ate together. The divorcing couples typically have dinner together. And breakfast together in the morning. We don’t mandate that they do anything -– everything is up to the couple. Couples can also choose their rooms. Sometimes they prefer to be close to each other, sometimes they prefer to be far away. One couple decided to sleep together. They emailed me and said, “This might be a strange question” then asked to be in one room.
Has a couple ever come to the hotel but not get divorced?
We’ve been successful with every couple except for one. The guy was trying to get a deal in his favor and disadvantage his wife in every way. The reason he wanted to do the divorce quickly [with the Divorce Hotel] was to blind her of the important details of his company and his possessions and money. He didn’t give enough information to our professionals and more investigation was needed. In the Netherlands, a mediator is not allowed to take a position [or give preference to one spouse], so we sent the couple to work with lawyers.
Can you tell me more about the reality show that you’re creating?
People might think “Why should I go to the Divorce Hotel for arranging my divorce?” We’ll show [our process] in an emotional TV show with wonderful moments -- something you would never expect in a program about divorce. I want to show that what happens in our hotel is very special. I don’t want to [show] creepy, "Jerry Springer," horrible shit.
Do you have a personal connection to divorce?
I have never married or divorced. I am convinced that I will marry in the future. I believe in real love. But not everybody is lucky to find it, so I would like to help those people split up in a positive way.
What do you mean by “positive way”?
Some people have the mindset that, if they divorce, they need to ruin their spouse. I think it’s better to do it quickly. It’s better for your money, of course, but it’s more about the end result: I had an experience with a woman told me that she had problems with her friends because they told her things like, “Why don’t you ruin his life? He wants the divorce, take what you can and get his money.” This woman told me that she didn’t want to ruin his life, personally or financially. She said, “My intention is to be able to, if I run into him in two years, be on speaking teams with this guy.”
Source: www.huffingtonpost.com
Aerial footage of West Sussex floods - BBC News
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Sussex on flood alert (From The Argus) - The Argus.co.uk
Live: Sussex on flood alert
6:36am Tuesday 12th June 2012 in News By Tim Ridgway
Sussex is on flood alert after a month's worth of rain fell in just 12 hours - with experts warning of more to come.
The deluge forced people out of their flooded homes while animals stranded in fields resembling rivers had to be rescued.
Officials warned residents in the worst hit areas to prepare as rain continues to fall today into the county's swollen rivers.
As of 4.10pm, two flood warnings were in place at Aldingbourne Rife at Bersted and Felpham. Less urgent flood alerts were in place at:
- Upper Arran
- Lower Arran
- Barnham Rife and Aldingbourne Rife at Barnham and Yapton,
- Bosham Stream
- the River Adur and the tributaries from Burgess Hill to Henfield
- the Ifield Brook
- River Mole (Gatwick Airport, Crawley)
- the Upper Ouse from Swaffham to Barcombe Mills
Driving conditions are treacherous this morning across the county.
There are renewed risks of further flooding, the Environment Agency has warned.
Forecasters have revealed there will be no respite from the rain over coming days.
The EA said there is a "continued" risk of surface water flooding from overwhelmed drains across parts of East and West Sussex.
In a statement issued at 11am on Tuesday, Julia Simpson, Environment Agency regional duty manager, said: “With rain forecast for every day this week and potentially heavy rainfall at the weekend, we want people to stay aware of the risk of further flooding.
"Many roads have experienced surface water flooding and motorists are strongly advised to keep out of dangerous flood water and not to attempt to drive through it.
“We are working with the communities who have been affected by flooding over the past few days and we urge everyone to remain vigilant ahead of further rainfall this week. Some rivers have stabilised but others are yet to peak as the water moves through, so we could potentially see further flood alerts and flood warnings being issued.
"We continue to work around the clock with our emergency partners and have been clearing trash screens, closing flood gates, operating flood storage areas, removing debris from known hotspots and warning and informing the public about the possibility of flooding.
"Teams also continue to monitor river levels across the South East and the weather ahead of more rainfall forecast for the remainder of the week.
"We urge people to check the Environment Agency website for the latest situation and to sign up to flood warnings for your local river."
Wiggonholt in West Sussex received the biggest lashing with 63 millimetres of rainfall during the last 24 hours. "It is June's rainfall in one day," said Victoria Kettley, a forecaster with MeteoGroup, the weather division of the Press Association.
Meanwhile, Brighton has had nearly three times the average rainfall for the whole month in 11 days. The wet weather is set to continue for the coming days, and could take a turn for the worse on Friday.
Julian Mayes, a forecaster for Meteogroup, the weather division of the Press Association, said: "The highest total - apart from mid Wales - is for Brighton, which has had 122mm (4.8in) of rain since the start of June. To put that into perspective, the average for the whole month is 50mm (2in)."
Despite the heavy rainfall, an Environment Agency spokesman confirmed areas of southern England remained in drought.
He said: "The rain we have had since the start of April - following the driest March for 70 years - has led to a huge improvement in water resources, putting us in a much more positive position for the summer.
"Water companies have seen reservoir levels rise, river levels are mostly back to normal, and many wildlife habitats that were suffering due to a lack of water have recovered.
"While the risk of drought with further water restrictions and associated environmental impacts this summer has reduced, the situation could deteriorate again next year if there is not enough rain this winter, particularly as groundwater levels are still low for this time of year."
The Met Office said the UK was still below its average rainfall for the time of year.
Between January and May, 392.5 millimetres of rain fell across the country, compared to an average of 439 millimetres.
Incidents- updated 16.10pm
- A fallen tree near the junction of the the A27 and A24 in Worthing is causing delays to commuters. Traffic reports suggested the road remains closed both ways, just west of the Offington Corner roundabout, alongside Durrington Cemetery.
- West Sussex Fire and Rescue reported that the volume of calls to its centre had steadied overnight. A spokeswoman said its crews were still out pumping water where it could. She added the worst affected areas were the Felpham and Middleton areas of Bognor. Some properties were under five to six feet of water.
- A group of elderly people in the Elmer area of Bognor had to be rescued and were taken to the Arun rescue centre in Felpham.
- Those staying at Butlin's holiday park in Bognor said last night they had to be reallocated rooms as water in some blocks had reached waist height. Others due to visit have been turned away by staff.
- Emergency teams warned last night that access to Bognor remains difficult as all three main routes are blocked A29, A259 and Elmer Road. Last night its teams focussed on pumping water away from the A259 to reopen the road.
- Crews from Hove Fire Station assisted colleagues in West Sussex in pumping water from properties and areas in Littlehampton. By 10am a number of roads had reopened, incuding the A259 Bognor to Chichester and A27 Chichester to Emsworth.
- RSPCA officers saved a herd of cows from drowning after a river next to their field burst its banks.
Its team of Animal Welfare Officers were scrambled at 7pm on Monday night when a farmer called for help to save his herd of 21 cows which become trapped in their field in Old Wickhurst Lane, Broadbridge Heath, when the nearby River Arun burst its banks. Inspector Rosie Russon, who led the specialist water rescue team, said: “The farmer was really worried that they were going to drown because the water had reached 5ft and was still rising.” (see below for video) - The Gables at Ifield, Crawley, was yesterday feared to be in danger of flooding and the council were preparing for a possible evacuation. However, no problems have been reported this morning, and the building was dry overnight. Flood defences remain in place for now and there is a full complement of staff.
- There is still one inch of water in the electric room of Kings Lodge Nursing home in Bosham and pumps remained in place overnight. Staff are currently awaiting dehumidifiers for the kitchen and laundry and will work with their sister property Belmont Castle to get these services provided from here. Fourteen residents remained in the property overnight and some residents are being brought back this morning with their own minibuses. A full complement of staff is available and there are no further support requirements.
- All residents of Margerie Cobby House, Selsey, are safe and a full complement of staff is available. Power is being provided from a generator which provided support from 2am, and phones are working.
- Southern Water's fleet of tankers has been sent across the county to remove stormwater from its sewerage system. The company says an investigation has been launched, but it appears all sites were working and were simply overwhelmed by the deluge.
- Sussex Police Specialist Search Unit and district officers along with West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service colleagues are wading and using inflatable crafts where necessary to reach some 250 vulnerable homes, knocking on doors and searching homes to make sure people are safe and receive the help they need. Residents are being taken to Arun Leisure Centre in Felpham. So far 10 people are being looked after and offered the support of designated housing officers to help secure alternative accommodation and liaise with insurance companies.
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Road closures currently in effect:
A285 Petworth Bridge to Cottershaw Bridge; Monteswood Lane, Hayward Heath; Ifield Avenue, Crawley; A259 Felpham; A29 Shripney; Elmer Road, Bognor; Ancton Lane, Bognor; B2149 Station Road, Rustington; B2140 South Terrace between Fitzalan Road and Pier Road; Angmering village; fear river over road on A272 Newbridge just west of Billingshurst
Roads passable with care but causing long delays:
A259 Bognor to Chichester now open; A27 Chichester to Emsworth now open; B2233 Yapton Road open with minor flooding at junction of B2132 but passable
School closures
Bartons Infant School, Bognor; Edward Bryant Primary School, Bognor; Felpham Community College, Bognor; West Wittering Parochial Church of England School, Chichester
Ticklemetoo Playschool, Littlehampton will be closed until Monday. A week will be added on at the end of the summer term.
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South East battered by THIRTY-SIX hours of continuous rain... sparking flood alerts at FORTY-SIX rivers - Daily Mail
- More than 40 flood alerts in place
- Check MailOnline's 'flood warnings widget' for live updates
- Brighton one of worst hit with nearly three times average rainfall for whole month in 11 days
- Torrential rain causes seven-mile long traffic jam on M3 leaving commuters three hours late for work
- Nearly 500 homes in Oxford hit by power blackouts
- Much of Riverside Caravan Park on Shripney Road, Bognor Regis, underwater today
- RSPCA stage dramatic two-hour rescue after herd of cattle left stranded in flooded field in West Sussex
- Butlins holiday camp re-opens after flooded roads closed
- More than 70mm of rain fell in parts of country yesterday
By Amy Oliver
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Forty-six areas have been put on flood alert today after nearly a month and a half's worth of rain fell on parts of the South East in 36 hours.
The South West and mid Wales have been worst hit by the rain which has battered Britain and in Wimbledon, London, it has been raining continuously since 4pm on Sunday.
Elsewhere Brighton has had nearly three times the average rainfall for the whole month in 11 days, and the Environment Agency still has flood warnings for the region.
The Met Office is warning that parts of Devon, Cornwall and South West Wales could see up to 30mm of rain fall in the next three hours while tomorrow up to 60mm could fall in parts of Cornwall.
Scroll down for live flood warning widget
A river runs through it: The A259 Felpham Way in Felpham, Bognor Regis, resembled a river complete with floating cars today after the heavy rain
Messing about on the river: Locals wade through the flood water in a boat along the road in Felpham near Bognor Regis, West Sussex, today
In Felpham, Bognor Regis, the A259 Felpham Way resembled a river between the houses today after flood water rose almost waist-deep in places. Cars lay submerged and abandoned, while residents were spotted making use of boats if they had them.
The Environment Agency has issued more than 40 flood alerts across England and Wales, and five more severe flood warnings in the region. The South East is set to bear the brunt of the weather with 33 flood alerts followed by the Anglian region with five alerts in place.
The wet weather is set to continue for the coming days, and could take a turn for the worse on Friday.
Julian Mayes a forecaster for Meteogroup, said: 'The reason it has been so wet in the South is because the jet stream has switched from its normal position just to the north of Scotland to down over southern England this month, and depressions follow that feature.'
Water cycling: A man makes his way along the flooded road in Felpham, Bognor Regis today after the South East and mid Wales were worst hit by the rain which has battered Britain
No signs of receding: Resident John Sanson looks at the flooded road in Felpham Bognor Regis, from a safe vantage point today
On the other hand, Scotland is enjoying unusually dry weather for this time of year.
Glasgow has had 28mm (1.1in), and Oban, normally one of the wettest parts of the western Highlands, has had 9mm (0.4in) this month.
'It's a reversal of the average weather pattern,' Mr Mayes said. 'Normally it gets wetter as you go to the North West. This month it gets wetter as you go south.'
The South East has the most flood warnings in place today and was one of the worst affected areas yesterday. Flood waters coursed through homes, down roads and even closed a hospital yesterday. More than three inches, or 80mm, fell in parts of the country after the rains began on Sunday night.
In Wiggonholt, West Sussex nearly a month-and-a-half's worth of rain has fallen in just 36 hours. 72mm fell in the 36-hour period since Sunday evening. The average rainfall for the area is 52.9mm
The avevage rainfall for the whole of June in the South-East is just two inches, or 50mm.
Water world: Much of the Riverside Caravan Park on Shripney Road, Bognor Regis lies underwater today after the region was hit with nearly a month and a half's worth of rain in 36 hours
Floating city: The Riverside Caravan Park in Bognor Regis is subject to a flood alert from the Environment Agency today
Closed: Bracklesham Caravan Park on the edge of Bracklesham Bay, West Sussex, has been forced to close after being badly flooded
Not so Smart... A couple braved this flood in Hadham, Hertfordshire in their Smart car and miraculously made it through without conking out today
...Unlike these two: Two cars sit in the flood water in Hadham after not quite making it through the water today
The Environment Agency warned of further rain across the South East today and unsettled weather for the rest of the week. Although there was a lower than forecast amount of rain overnight, more heavy rain is expected into the weekend, it added.
Heavy rain is expected to continue today across the southeast and parts of East Anglia likely resulting in flooding, especially in Sussex and Hampshire. Around 15 to 25mm of rain has been forecast in the worst affected areas in the South today.
Met Office forecaster, Dan Williams, said: '15 to 25mm isn't particularly significant but when it comes on top of the rain we've already had it is significant and increases the potential for flooding.'
He added the continuous rain was 'reasonably unusual but not unprecedented' for this time of year.
Julia Simpson, the Environment Agency's regional duty manager, added: 'Some rivers have stabilised but others are yet to peak as the water moves through, so we could potentially see further flood alerts and flood warnings being issued.'
Wet play day: A seagull swoops in to a flooded public park in Worthing, Sussex, after rain continued to pound the region today
Wading in June: A couple wade through flood water at Barnham near Chichester yesterday after heavy rain led to widespread flooding across the country
Not 99 weather: A trio trudge along Brighton seafront as the rain lashes down today. Parts of Sussex have been the worst affected in the deluge
cow-tastrophe: A herd of cattle had to be rescued from a flooded field in West Sussex, yesterday by the RSPCA after the River Arun burst its banks
Spraying the roadside: A car drives through a large puddle on a road amid persistent rain in the village of Winchfield, Hampshire, today
Dangerous: The standing water was a hazard on the road in Winchfield as cars and lorries were forced to slow down to cross it today
The torrential rain caused a seven-mile long traffic jam on the busy M3 motorway this morning leaving commuters three hours late for work.
Two lanes were closed on the Southbound carriageway between Fleet and Hook, Hants, as flood drains blocked.
Motorist Dan Newson, 24, said: 'I was travelling to work at around 5am, it usually takes no time at all to get there but I was almost three hours later for work.'
A Tesco supermarket’s bakery in Cosham, Hants, was evacuated after isles flooded due to a drain inside the store spouting out water.
As river levels continued to rise to dangerous levels today, nearly 500 homes in Oxford were hit by power blackouts.
Hazardous: A lorry prepares to negotiate standing water on the A33, which is closed due to flooding in Chineham near Basingstoke, Hampshire yesterday. The Environment Agency has put out more than 40 flood warnings across the country
Be aware: The map on the left shows the rain concentrated in the South East while the map on the right shows the majority of red flood warnings are located in the South East and East Anglia today
It meant a cold breakfast and no hot water for families in the north of the city around the Summertown area. Southern Electric spokesman Hannah Gleave said about 470 homes in the area had been affected, with power going off at 6am.
And yesterday a seven-strong team of RSPCA officers staged a dramatic two-hour rescue after a herd of cattle became trapped in a flooded field in Broadbridge Heath, West Sussex after the River Arun burst its banks.
Inspector Rosie Russon, who led the specialist water rescue team, said: 'The farmer was really worried that they were going to drown because the water had reached 5ft and was still rising.
'The cattle were stuck on a small patch of the field and we had to persuade them to walk through 5ft of fast flowing water to get to the gate and out on the lane so they could be moved to another field.
The dreadful conditions are set to continue into tomorrow as well. Showers, some heavy are expected to hit northern and western parts of the UK and there’s also a risk of thunder for Wales and in the south west.
The sun may show itself briefly on Thursday but it will be replaced by persistent rain for those in the south west and south Wales through
the day. And on Friday an area of heavy rain is expected to move northwards across the UK. The south can look forward to frequent heavy downpours with a risk of thunder.
Yesterday, Butlins holiday camp told holidaymakers not to come after many of the roads in and out of Bognor Regis were closed by police due to the adverse weather and heavy flooding.
It managed to reopen to guests today after the worst of the water receded.
Meanwhile, scientists are to investigate whether severe flooding has polluted land with toxic metals.Parts of Ceredigion in mid Wales were flooded by 5ft of water, with record high river levels in parts on Saturday.
A major clean-up operation continues in Aberystwyth and the nearby villages of Talybont, Dol-y-Bont and Llandre and other areas affected by the flooding. There are fears that some areas could have been contaminated with harmful metals from abandoned mines.
A team from Aberystwyth University is to survey the catchment areas of the rivers Leri, Rheidol and Ystwyth.
Mark Macklin, a professor of physical geography at Aberystwyth University, said the force of the flood waters could have eroded river banks which stored harmful metals, including lead and zinc.
He told BBC Wales: 'Much of Ceredigion was affected by metal mining, but most of it finished before the start of World War One. As a result of the mining, rivers and river banks in the area have been contaminated from the mines themselves right the way down to the sea.
'There are concerns that farmland has been contaminated and this could pose a risk to animals and crops. We’ll take fresh flood deposits, such as silt, and they will be chemically analysed. We will, hopefully, have some answers in a month or so.'
West Sussex was hit hard yesterday, with at least 26 apartments flooded in Littlehampton and firefighters receiving 200 flood-related calls.
The basement of Worthing Hospital was also under water, forcing emergency patients to be diverted to neighbouring Brighton and Chichester for several hours.
But the disruption from the deluge was not contained to the south coast. In Leeds, heavy rain caused drains to back up and roads and homes to flood, with water up to four feet deep.
Overflowing drains also caused 20 beaches on the Kent coast to be closed when raw sewage ran into the sea.
The occupants of two cars had to be rescued from floodwater just half a mile from each other in Southwick, Hampshire, in separate incidents.
A man was rescued from his 40ft barge after rising river levels pinned it against a pontoon in Worcestershire.
Rain-cation: Bedraggled tourists cross a Union flag-lined Mall in the downpour as heavy rain hit the capital causing miserable conditions for many yesterday
Dark and stormy: The UK is shrouded in rain clouds on a weather map this morning
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And in Bracknell, Berkshire, Fox Hill Primary School was closed on the first day back after half-term as its drains could not cope with the rainfall.
Sports fans also suffered disappointment with all the first-day matches at the Queen’s Club tennis tournament in London postponed and cricket abandoned at the Test match between England and the West Indies at Edgbaston.
Rita Haskett, 69, who came from Taunton, Somerset, to watch the tennis, said: ‘This is the third time we have come to Queen’s and this is the worst weather we have had. It just hasn’t stopped raining.’
Elsewhere, the RSPCA said it was working closely with fire services to rescue stranded animals, including 20 cows at Cuckfield Road near Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex, left marooned on a river bank.
Gemma Plumb, of forecasters Meteogroup, said there would be more rain and overcast skies for the rest of the week.
Incredibly, despite the torrential conditions, the Met Office said the UK was still below its average rainfall for the year. Between January and May, 392.5 millimetres of rain fell across the country, compared with an average of 439 millimetres.
In southern England – including drought-hit areas in East Anglia, the South East and the Thames Valley – 281.8 millimetres of rain fell from January to May. The average is 303.2 millimetres.
Meanwhile, a special disaster fund is to be set up after more than 1,500 people were moved from their homes and 150 rescued in Mid Wales over the weekend.
No, not Spain but Cornwall: A woman makes the most of the sunshine before the next shower on Gylly Beach Falmouth today
Brooding sky: But revellers may not be out in Falmouth for long as dark clouds start to gather today
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