Transport bosses have been urged to fix the 'Euston puddle' after a summer storm saw massive flooding.

Parts of Euston Road and York Way were under water following a torrential downpour on Monday (July 15).

People posted videos on social media site X urging Camden Council, Transport for London and MPs to "do something" about the floods that blight the area.

Videos showed buses, taxi and cars rolling through waves of water and shops that had to put out sandbags to stop themselves being flooded.

 

@SimonLamrock tweeted: "Euston Road flooded after predicted rain - pedestrian crossings impassable, local business sandbagging doors.

"C’mon @TfL @thameswater @CamdenCouncil fix the drains!!!!!"

X user @ediz1975 directly appealed to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who is the MP for Holborn and St Pancras,

"This is your patch... On your watch... The flood is getting worse at Kings Cross... Open up the drains..." he tweeted.

Camden Council said the flash flood overwhelmed drainage gullies due to the volume of water and also the funnelling of all the rain into the area from surrounding pavements and road.

A council spokesperson said: "The gullies are regularly monitored and we can confirm that they are operating.

"Drainage gullies around Euston Road are TfL's responsibility, but we are looking to work with them to increase the number of drains in this area."

Cllr Adam Harrison, Camden's cabinet member for a sustainable Camden, warned flooding incidents will become more common due to climate change and a solution was vital.

“Local residents and I have been calling on TfL for many years to fix the 'Euston puddle'," he said.

"They state a plan is now in train and we are monitoring this very closely.

"It must also be said that extreme weather incidents are only set to become more common with the climate emergency, which is why we need to go further and faster on cutting the carbon out of buildings, transport and what we buy and use as citizens."

A TfL spokesperson said: "We're working closely with local councils, including Camden Council, to ensure that our transport network is more resilient in the face of climate change and more extreme weather, including flash floods and increased rainfall. 

"We're carrying out work to design improvements to drainage on Euston Road between Gower Street and Upper Woburn Place, including additional gullies and drainage capacity.

"Construction work is due to start on the changes in late autumn and this is part of a wider programme to tackle flooding at multiple locations across the capital's red routes."

Trains from Euston were also disrupted for the entire day due to damaged overhead wires.