A section of flood-prone road running between Little Paxton and St Neots has been left damaged after the River Great Ouse burst its banks this week.

Little Paxton Bridge, on the B1041 Mill Lane, has been submerged since Friday, September 27 after days of torrential rain. 

Pictures sent in by readers on Saturday (September 29) show a number of sections of weakened tarmac, which have detached from the road's surface in some places.

It comes after parts of the River Great Ouse burst its banks on Thursday (September 26), with Godmanchester, Huntingdon, St Neots and St Ives among a number of areas affected by rising water levels. 

Flooding was reported across the district this week following an amber weather warning for heavy rain issued by the Met Office on Wednesday (September 25).

The 12-hour warning covered large parts of Huntingdonshire as "slow moving showers and thunderstorms" developed through the afternoon.

Affected areas received up to 30-40mm of rain in three hours or less, with some at risk of 50-60mm in or around six hours.

A total of five flood warnings and three flood alerts are in force across the district today, with the Environment Agency warning residents that flooding is "still possible". 

It comes as the River Great Ouse reached its highest level on record in St Neots, hitting 1.85 metres.

Heavy rainfall often causes the Cambridgeshire river to flood, and the knock on effect in Little Paxton has left the lives of residents disrupted when the bridge and road close.

In February, a petition to improve the Little Paxton and Mill Lane bridges and road surfaces hit more than 1,000 signatures. 

The petition, submitted to Cambridgeshire County Council, addressed the ongoing chaos caused in Little Paxton (and as a result, surrounding villages and towns) when the Great River Ouse floods.