Thursday, February 27th 2014 update.
Rain overnight has made the big mop-up operation in communities along the Thames in Surrey and Middlesex more difficult this morning after yesterday's warm, drying sunshine. More than 5mm of rain fell in parts of Surrey this morning but the wet weather is clearing away. Some more rain is likely on Friday and Saturday, the Met Office said. Further showers are likely this afternoon (Thursday).
A team from Surrey County Council, Thames Water and a drainage company were at Riverbridge Primary School's floods-hit Knowle Green site yesterday (Wednesday).
A school spokesman said in a statement: "As the water levels have dropped significantly they undertook more investigations and hope that they may have found the problem.Therefore next week remedial works will start which should only take a couple of days to complete. Year 1 will therefore remain at Park Avenue for the rest of the week, and possibly the beginning of next week.The Nursery will have to remain closed for the rest of this week and possibly some of next week.
"We really do hope that the problem will soon be resolved and that the whole of the school community can return to normal. Reception and Year 2 are being educated at the Knowle Green base but Year 1 children are being educated at the Park Avenue base until the flood problems are solved.
"Thank you for all the support we have received over recent weeks and we are very sorry."
Thorpe Lea School in Egham is still closed but Reception Year is operating instead at St Ann's Heath Junior School and Year 1-6 at the Royal Holloway University.
*Two roads still remain closed. They are the B375 Renfree Way in Shepperton and Sheepwalk, in Shepperton.
*There is still a yellow alert for flooding from high groundwater levels in the Egham area.
The Environment Agency said last nighty (Wednesday): "Groundwater levels in Egham are high and steady. Groundwater levels are expected to continue to rise slowly over the next couple of days and we could see flooding in some areas. Further rain is forecast over the next few days and this could cause levels to remain high. Levels are expected to remain high for several weeks and impacts are expected to be similar to the flooding during the winter of 2000/01. This message will be updated on Wednesday 5th March 2014".
* Surrey Police said yesterday that it was increasing its visible patrols in the flood-stricken areas of the county near the Thames after two homes were burgled at the weekend while the occupants had been evacuated. The break-ins took place at Chertsey and Sunbury.
*The level of the River Thames at Walton onThames this morning at 7am was 3.28m, down 4cms (almost an inch) since the same time yesterday (Wednesday).
