Flood hits Hackney Wick amid heavy rainfall

A London party boat has sunk and 50 people have been led to safety in Hackney Wick after heavy rain and flooding hit the capital.The city was battered by a deluge on Thursday, amid a yellow weather warning for rain issued by the Met Office across south-east England.Great Western Rail said major disruption was expected on its train services until the end of Friday, as flooding shut several of its routes.An RNLI lifeboat and Met Police and fire brigade vessels were scrambled to Temple Pier in central London around 12.30pm after a party boat moored there sank.