High Road East in Felixstowe closed after tree falls down

High Road East in Felixstowe is currently closed after a tree fell down and smashed a wall. 

Drivers are being asked to avoid the area (Image: Suffolk Highways)

A spokesman for Suffolk Highways said: "A large tree has fallen overnight along High Road East, Felixstowe."

Drivers are being asked to avoid the area until the tree has been cleared. 

It comes after heavy rainfall and strong winds battered the county over the weekend. 

Three cars were left stranded in a flooded road near Butley after torrential downpours. 

A BMW was one of the three cars that got stuck in the road (Image: Orford Fire Station)

A spokesman for Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service said that the occupants of the vehicles were assisted to safety. 

Water was also seen bubbling up from Hadleigh Road in Saturday after the Ipswich road became flooded. 

Hadleigh Road in Ipswich is flooded after heavy rainfall (Image: Chloe Adams)

A spokesman for Suffolk Highways said: "Due to heavy rainfall in the county, please take extra care when driving.

"Surface flooding on roads may take between 24-48 hours to clear, if you spot an area that isn’t clearing, please report it."