Glimmer of hope for Ewell and Leatherhead flood victims after wind and rain

Up to 70mph gusts of wind brought down trees across Surrey and the level of the River Mole hit 2.8m in Leatherhead on Saturday.

But there is no longer a flood alert for the river, which is within its banks and had fallen to 1.74m by 10.30am today, and there are no more severe weather warnings on the horizon.

Light rain is expected later today as well as a short burst of heavy rain tonight and more rain tomorrow.

Cars drive through flooding in Belmont Rise near Brighton Road

Andrea Norbury, who runs a racehorse rehabilitation centre in Thorncroft Drive, Leatherhead, said: "The fields were completely underwater, but it went away again.

"On Saturday morning it was right up and coming through the gate. I thought ‘here we go again’ but by tea time it had gone again."

Flooding along Longmead Road on Friday

She added: "I'm quite happy, I want to get the horses back and get life back into the stables. It's like a ghost town. I want to get it back to the way it used to be. We are desperate to get back."

Last night a flood alert said: "River levels are continuing to fall. River levels remain high around Cobham, but will fall within banks later this evening.

"Levels along the rest of the Mole catchment are now in bank and further flooding of low lying land is not expected. Some standing water may remain.

"Scattered showers are forecast overnight and through tomorrow, though this is not expected to cause further flooding.

"The river remains sensitive to significant rainfall due to the saturated nature of the catchment."

Call Floodline on 0845 988 1188, select option 1 and enter Quickdial number 173490, to get more information.

Work to clear flooding in Ewell by Bourne Hall Park on Saturday