A GP surgery has resumed its walk in service after it was forced to close and cancel appointments after flash flooding hit parts of south Buckinghamshire yesterday afternoon.
The electricity at Amersham Health Centre, in Chiltern Avenue was shut down after water started pouring through the roof of the surgery.
Bucks Fire and Rescue have since confirmed some of the electrics have been restored and the majority of the water has been cleared.
Although staff at the surgery are hopeful scheduled appointments may resume today, partner at the practice, Dr James Murphy said it is too premature to say.
He went one to thank patients for their understanding and assured them that the website will be updated as soon as services return to normal.
The floods in Amersham and Chesham also caused travel problems for motorists, with the emergency services warning people to avoid some town centre roads.
Doctors confirmed yesterday that emergency action was needed at the health centre - which has 13,000 patients - too after the "major" flooding.
A statement on their website, read: "The building will be closed until further notice. Our telephone system is currently not working, but we will endeavour to rectify this as soon as we can."
All appointments for today have been cancelled, but doors have now been reopened to field requests on emergency issues.
Speaking to the Bucks Free Press yesterday, GP partner Dr James Murphy, said: "We've had the fire brigade out here and the relevant people to do an assessment.
"It has had to be shut down and at the moment we do not know when it might re-open.
"We are working with the relevant bodies to try and come up with a contingency plan and will endeavour to let people know as soon as possible."
If anyone needs a doctor urgently, they are being advised to contact 111 or visit the Minor Injuries and Illness Unit at Wycombe Hospital.
More information about the closure, including any updates, will be posted on www.amershamhealthcentre.co.uk/Home
The heavy rain across parts of south Bucks caused unexpected levels of flooding, with a weather warning still in place for the county.
Transport for Bucks earlier warned drivers to avoid Stanley Hill, in Amersham, amongst other town centre roads because of the flooding.
AMERSHAM Stanley Hill A404, avoid if possible, flooding in rd. Pls RT #amersham #buckinghamshire #trafficnews
— Transport for Bucks (@tfbalerts) June 15, 2016
Think boat, think boat! Localised flooding in #Amersham @metoffice pic.twitter.com/Y6be1DeGbR
— Saoirse Pottie (@seashells_p) June 15, 2016
Bad day to leave early to do a couple of hours work at home. Had to walk through a small river to get to my house! #amersham #flashfloods
— Lindsay Hoult (@LindsayHoult) June 15, 2016
Earlier this week, the Met Office warned of possible flooding and stormy weather in the south east.
Have you been affected by the flash floods? Email your news and pictures to andrew.colley@london.newsquest.co.uk or tweet @bucksfreepress
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