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A RESIDENTIAL street was submerged under several inches of water this morning - sparking chaos for morning commuters.

Footage tweeted by local cops shows floodwater gushing down the road in Ruislip, Middx, at 5.30m.

Police tweeted footage of flooding from a burst water main in Ruislip this morning
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Police tweeted footage of flooding from a burst water main in Ruislip this morningCredit: MPS Hillingdon
The footage shows water gushing down a residential street
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The footage shows water gushing down a residential streetCredit: MPS Hillingdon
The road was submerged under several inches of water, causing chaos for commuters
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The road was submerged under several inches of water, causing chaos for commutersCredit: MPS Hillingdon

Hillingdon police issued an alert warning people to avoid it and surrounding roads as engineers tried to fix the burst main.

They tweeted: "*WARNING* Breakspear Road South CLOSED **Major Flooding** Avoid area."

Later the water subsided to reveal a large sinkhole had opened up in the street.

A huge sinkhole in the street was revealed after the water subsided
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A huge sinkhole in the street was revealed after the water subsidedCredit: Twitter / MPSHillingdon
One resident in Ruislip wrapped his feet in plastic bags to get through the flood
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One resident in Ruislip wrapped his feet in plastic bags to get through the floodCredit: Twitter / MPSHillingdon

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The flooding brought misery for residents trying to get to work as several streets were closed and will remain so for the rest of the day.

But one determined resident managed to get through by wrapping plastic bags over his shoes as makeshift wellies.

Police tweeted a photo with the caption: "No wet feet here", after one local officer got a soaking earlier.

It comes weeks after a burst main turned streets into a river just before Christmas in Stoke Newington, north London.

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