(CNN) — A party boat capsized in the River Thames in central London amid heavy rain and flooding in the UK capital.
Bar & Co, a two-deck bar, restaurant and nightclub with views of the London Eye and Big Ben, sank Thursday afternoon, a staff member told CNN on Friday.
The UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) told CNN that “a restaurant ship sank off London’s Temple Dock” after the alarm was raised at 12.30pm local time on Thursday.
Boats from the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, Metropolitan Police and London Fire Brigade attended the scene, the MCA said. “Everybody’s fine,” he added.
A Barr & Co staff member told CNN that () the storm is “likely to damage” the ship.
Elsewhere in London, a canal in the east of the city overflowed on Thursday night, prompting the evacuation of 50 people. According to the London Fire Brigade, ten fire engines and around 70 personnel were at the scene of the flooding.
Station Chief Dan Capon, who was at the scene, said: “Firefighters worked throughout the night to ensure the safety of the scene and evacuated several people from surrounding buildings.”
The UK Environment Agency has reported that seven rivers in London are likely to flood on Friday.
There are about 300 flood warnings nationwide on Friday, and a further 323 flood warnings, meaning flooding is possible.
