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Monday, 28 July 2014

Lightning and hail storms described by locals as like walking through a 'zombie apocalypse' have caused flooding and travel chaos in Brighton.

Lightning and hail storms described by locals as like walking through a 'zombie apocalypse' have caused flooding and travel chaos in Brighton.

The storms hit the Hove, Brighton and Worthing areas of Sussex at the start of the morning rush-hour, causing disruption to trains along the south coast.

Heavy rain hammers Brighton and Hove.
Heavy rain hammers Brighton and Hove. Credit: Luke Wyeth

Lightning which struck an electricity sub-station caused power cuts to the coastal rail route, although the main line to London was running normally, Network Rail said.