Southern England was hit with widespread flooding on Friday. Water levels in the river Thames continued to rise after storms and heavy rain.<br /><br />The Environment Agency warned that the Thames would continue to rise over the weekend.<br /><br />On Friday afternoon there were 94 flood warnings in place across England and Wales, with most of those in the south-east and south-west of England.<br /><br />Nearly 600 properties have flooded since the start of the new year.