A CANOER has spoken about his worry over the drivers whose cars were abandoned due to flooding in Upton.

Chris Redman and Tim McDonough were canoeing around the back lanes in Upton when they came across a car graveyard.

The vehicles were stuck in floodwater - which poured over some Worcestershire roads after Storm Babet brought heavy rain, causing flash flooding and river levels to rise and burst their banks.

Malvern Gazette: ABANDONED: A white Skoda was found floating in the water. ABANDONED: A white Skoda was found floating in the water. (Image: Chris Redman)Mr McDonough said canoeing around Upton was spooky, and he feared that some drivers might not have left in time.

"We were a little surprised there were even cars on the road. It was quite spooky, and we hoped everyone had got out," he said.

"It was not until we got back (from the trip) that we found out there were four other cars that we hadn't even seen.

"We must have been floating right above them.

"That was when I felt a little worried that someone may not have got out."

Malvern Gazette: An underwater construction site the two came across.An underwater construction site the two came across. (Image: Chris Redman)The two started their journey from Upton Rugby Club by lifting their canoe over the railings, and then we paddled across the pitches over a fence and into some fields.

They passed a few floating haybales, and a tractor sat in the water.

Then they cut through a hedgerow and paddled up the road towards Clive's Farm, which is where they saw the Skoda submerged in the water and a van.

"At first, we only saw the open boot of the Skoda, and I thought it was a floating armchair because we had seen a sofa a little further down," he added.

"As we got closer, it became clear it was an open boot, which showed how deep the flooding was at that point.

"Further along, we saw a rented van half filled with water - an expensive mistake."