The River Thames has burst its banks, bringing flooding to Putney and Richmond.
Heavy rainfall over the weekend saw several vehicles, including one of London's iconic black cabs, trapped by high Spring tides along Putney Embankment on Sunday evening.
In Richmond, Surrey Search and Rescue stepped in twice to rescue people trapped by rapidly rising waters.
Crews were out on the river training new recruits at about 5.30pm on Sunday, when they saw that several vehicles had become partly submerged in the water.
As they set about checking the cars to make sure they were empty, they spotted two men in a white BMW waving to them for help.
Then, just 100 metres along the river, they came to the aid of two women who were trapped on a bench.
A spokesman for Surrey Search and Rescue told GetSurrey: "The car was an automatic and had an electronic handbrake – so it couldn't be moved.
“We took them both to dry land. Then, 100 metres upstream we spotted two ladies sitting on a bench totally cut off.
"So we went over and dropped them off on the grass.
"All were okay but surprised how quickly the water level came up.”
Head of water at Surrey Search and Rescue, James Rossell, added: “We were very lucky to be in the right place at the right time.
“We were on the tidal stretch of the River Thames for a training exercise as the exceptionally high tide brings very fast flow, which is great for teaching our new recruits.
“Typically this stretch of the river is covered by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.”
Flood warnings are still in place from Putney Bridge to Teddington Weir, with locations that could be affected by flooding including Putney Embankment (SW15), Chiswick Mall and Strand on the Green (W4), Thames Bank at Mortlake (SW14), Ranelagh Drive (TW1), Friars Lane and Water Lane (TW9), Riverside and The Embankment at Twickenham, and the Towpath below Teddington Lock.
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