There are huge queues on the M5 and two-miles of tailbacks after major overnight flooding (Image: NATIONAL HIGHWAYS)
The M5 has been hammed by closures this morning after huge flooding caused overnight chaos on the major UK left motorway, leaving some drivers stranded.
This is likely to remain for some time, with a severe weather warning from the still in place. Roads and rail links across the country are facing severe disruption due to the torrential downpours. You can .
The northbound and southbound carriageways between the Almondsbury Interchange and junction 14 are both closed.
Traffic monitoring site Inrix said: “M5 northbound closed, long delays due to flooding from J16 A38 Gloucester Road (Aztec West) to J14 B4509 (Thornbury / Falfield).”
The southbound stretch from junction 14 for Thornbury and Falfield to junction 15 for the M4 at the Almondsbury Interchange is also closed, causing two miles of traffic congestion back to the Michaelwood Services.
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Cars have been ‘abandoned’ on the M5
An image shared by ITV reporter Jonathan Swain shows the scale of the flooding on the M5.
The motorway, which is the main artery in the west of England, runs from near Birmingham to Exeter in Devon.
Water levels dropping on M5 but abandoned cars still blocking the road. Local say theyu2019ve never seen this happen after heavy rainfall. Live on from the M5 Bristol
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