Several schools have been forced to close across Oxfordshire after heavy rain caused flooding. The sites have shut after buildings were deluged with water and some found manholes were open or broken. A night and morning of persistent heavy rain has also caused drains to back up.

As the first rain of the fall season begins in the Gaza Strip, displaced Palestinians living in the sprawling Muwasi tent camp along the coast struggle to cope with flooding.

Parts of the UK have become submerged in water as England is due to be battered by more than a month’s worth of rain on Monday, the Met Office has warned. The autumn equinox on Sunday coincided with heavy downpours, as the Environment Agency warn that “persistent heavy rain and thunderstorms” could lead to significant flooding.