1 / 3   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

2 / 3   The area suffered from flash flooding as heavy downpours marked the public holiday which follows Easter Sunday. /China News Photo

3 / 3   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