FLOODING branded "the worst ever" by residents is causing delays today in a busy Thorpe Bay Road.

Thorpe Hall Avenue has become heavily flooded in today's rain - causing the area under the bridge to become too deep for cars to drive through at speed.

Pictures of the flooding show cars tyre deep in the water, which has covered the pavements under several inches of rainwater. 

Echo: Flooded - Thorpe Hall Avenue Flooded - Thorpe Hall Avenue (Image: Andrew Hall)

Thorpe Hall Avenue resident, Frank Turvey, said: "This is terrible, there are cars getting stuck now on both sides of the road under the bridge.

"People are trying to tear through the water, it is absolutely ludicrous.

"This is the worst the flooding has ever been here."

Echo: Flooding - Roads and pavements covered in rainwater near Thorpe Hall Avenue Flooding - Roads and pavements covered in rainwater near Thorpe Hall Avenue (Image: Andrew Hall)

Thorpe Hall Avenue has had issues with flooding in recent years, with incidents in December causing cars to become stuck under the bridge while trying to drive through the high floodwaters.