THE rain may have stopped falling on Worcestershire and the winds of Storm Bert may have died down, but the county has been victim to transport chaos

Much of the city was in gridlock, roads and car parks were closed and children had to be rescued from a bus after it became stranded.

Much of Worcester was in gridlock throughout the morning thanks to flooding on Powick Island, a main route linking the city of Worcester and Malvern  cutting the roundabout down to one lane.

Bransford Road, an alternative route between the two locations, was closed early in the day due to flooding, which saw the nearby Fox Inn forced to close due to damage sustained in the surge.

In a Facebook post, staff said: "Unfortunately, the river got us this time despite all flood defences in place.

"Can't stop water, unfortunately."

With other road closures on Bromyard Road and Hanley Road, the A449 Malvern Road remained the only road route between the two locations open to traffic, with a contraflow system to avoid the flooding making travel around the area much slower than normal.

Despite the storm closing routes around Worcestershire on Sunday, the railways were working almost flawlessly throughout the day.

National Rail advised against travel between Worcester and London during the morning, but any concerns of further cancellations were put to rest by midday.

In the city centre, Worcester City Council began to close car parks as the threat of the River Severn bursting its banks became more likely.

Pitchcroft car park was closed at 10am, with the racecourse quickly submerging beneath flood water. 

Just two hours later, the council advised anyone parked in Cattle market or Newport Street car parks to move as rising water levels were imminent.

A spokesperson for the council said: "We expect Newport Street car park to be completely underwater later today.

"While Cattle market does not normally flood, the entrances and exits are often submerged and we always advise people not to drive through flood water as it risk damaging their car's engine."

Police have launched an investigation into the video showing a man driving a tractor through flood water and damaging homes and businesses along the high street in Tenbury.

A spokesperson from West Mercia Police said: "We are aware of videos circulating on social media showing a tractor driving through flood water yesterday.

"We are actively investigating the incident and officers are in Tenbury Wells this morning speaking to people whose businesses and properties may have been affected, as well as reviewing additional footage.

"No arrests have been made at this time."

Meanwile, dozens of school children were rescued after their school bus became stranded in Eckington.

57 students and one adult were rescued from the coach heading to Prince Henry's High School, Evesham, by the fire service.

No one was injured and the children all made it to school, albeit later than expected.

Flooding in the city is due to peak this evening, when the river peaked at around five metres at Pitchcroft and Diglis.

However, Floodline expects river levels to remain high until Thursday (November 28).

The Met Office is forecasting little to no rain for the rest of the week, meaning the flooding should subside by the end of the week.