A car is half-submerged as swans swim by in flood waters on a street in Richmond, west London, on Easter Monday. /China News Photo

The area suffered from flash flooding as heavy downpours marked the public holiday which follows Easter Sunday. /China News Photo

The UK issued over 170 flood alerts as torrential rain and heavy snow swept across almost all the country, causing chaos and delays in traffic, trains and flights on a busy day of travel. /China News Photo