Locals evacuated as street floods

Residents had to be evacuated from their homes after a burst pipe flooded a north London street.

Twelve fire engines and around 80 firefighters were called to assist with the incident in Queens Drive, Finsbury Park.

Video footage posted online yesterday morning showed roads submerged in ankledeep water. Thames Water said one of its large water mains had burst.

A London Fire Brigade spokesman said the flooding had affected a 500 square metre area and that people were being evacuated from their properties.