The scale of the damage caused to homes by a burst water main in Hook at the weekend has become apparent.

The Lucky Rover pub in Hook Road was closed and today having water pumped from the cellar, where it has been badly affected by the flooding.

Some residents have been told they will not be able to return home for months.

Residents of Cecil Close, which is in a slight dip, woke to find water pouring down the road just after 1.30am on Saturday.

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Paul Hutchinson, who lives in a ground floor flat, said: "It got to the stage where it was starting flooding up through the bathroom floor and it was only a puddle.

"Ten minutes later I went to get more stuff for the dam we built here and the bathroom was two inches full."

His wife, Trudy, said letters from her grandmother were damaged by water.

She added: "You just never expect something like this to happen to your home.

"We are grateful for the offers of support from the community.

"I think you've got to pull together and smile - nobody got hurt."

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Families affected by the extensive water damage to their homes have been relocated to Premier Inn.

They have been told it could be up to three months before they can go back to their homes.

Last night staff there treated them to food and drink out of their own pockets, as did staff at the Monkey Puzzle Beefeater restaurant.

Susie Turner, also of Cecil Close, said: "I think the worst bit is the kids.

"I was at work, I was getting updates on mg phone and I came home about half past four [on Saturday morning] and it was still quite high then."

A spokesman for Kingston police said: "During the night officers were on patrol in Chessington as per normal.

"One of the cars came across the burst water main so they put up for help from Thames Water and a couple of officers turned up.

"They started going down the roads which were flooding to knock on doors, and the water was getting up to knee level.

"Then they got a call to a lady that was going into labour [at the end of a flooded road].

"They went to the call and did what they could."

He said after about an hour firefighters who had arrived inflated a boat to pull the woman through the water to get to hospital, where she had her baby.

Due to the damage 18 cars and two motorbikes have been written off.

The Floodcall company has been working in the roads affected.