WEST Sussex Fire and Rescue Service (WSFRS) took more than 30 emergency calls in response to flash flooding that hit the county.

A majority of the calls were from Billingshurst and Haywards Heath, with residents reporting foul stenches in the streets as the flood caused drain water from public toilets to come out.

A spokeswoman said: "Two of these calls were from people trapped in cars who couldn't escape due to the level of water surrounding them.

"On both occasions crews were able to push the cars off of the highway and the occupants were able to safely leave the vehicles."

Callum Chapman, who lives in a flat in the High Street in Billingshurst, said the water had flooded the around the High Street area

He said: "When I noticed the rain had got persistently heavier, I headed out with my camera ready to assess the severity of the situation.

"I live in a first floor flat so the flood was not an issue to me, so I thought my time was better spent investigating the flooding in my local village.

"I headed down to the pub called the Six Bells to notice that the entire pub garden was underwater and the water had start to rise into the ground floor bar area of the building.

"The cut through road next to the pub is low lying ground so naturally a vast amount of water collected in this area.

"Unfortunately this had caused the drain from the public toilet to bring up all sorts of unwanted smells and liquids.

The worst part of all the flooding in the village was in an area called Jengers Mead which is the main square in the village.

"The south side of the square has a large car park which was completely flooded."

Videos supplied by Callum Chapman