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| Flood stops Regent Street stores trading | |
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| A flood in central London has shut one of the city's busiest shopping streets. | A flood in central London has shut one of the city's busiest shopping streets. |
| Regent Street was closed to traffic between Conduit Street and Piccadilly Circus at about 12:45 GMT. | |
| Up to 15 shops were also blocked off by a cordon set up by firefighters, who were attempting to pump water away after the burst near Vigo Street. | |
| A spokesman for Thames Water apologised for the disruption and said engineers were working to repair the problem. | A spokesman for Thames Water apologised for the disruption and said engineers were working to repair the problem. |
| A spokesman for New West End Company, which represents businesses in Regent Street, originally said up to 15 stores were unable to trade, but then said seven or eight. | |
| Alex Cousins, on a day trip to London from Sevenoaks, Kent, had intended to visit clothing store Superdry which is among those closed off. | Alex Cousins, on a day trip to London from Sevenoaks, Kent, had intended to visit clothing store Superdry which is among those closed off. |
| He said: "It looks like the road exploded." | He said: "It looks like the road exploded." |
| Other shops affected include Zara, Mango, Burberry, Austin Reed and Uniqlo. | |
| Eleven bus routes have also been diverted. | Eleven bus routes have also been diverted. |
| Over 7.5 million tourists visit the street per year, according to New West End Company. | Over 7.5 million tourists visit the street per year, according to New West End Company. |