FLOODING of low-lying roads and land in the Farnham area "is expected" the Environment Agency has warned this week ahead of more heavy rain forecast to hit the region at the weekend. Rising water levels in and around the town and surrounding villages have already caused traffic problems on the A31 and seen the River Wey rise up the walls of The Maltings, completely submerging the pathway. Residents of Tilford were nearly cut off this week as the Wey threatened to consume the bridge entirely along with the village green while The Mill pub at Elstead was left stranded. "We're isolated entirely now with the main car park under two feet of water," said Matthew Burchell, holding manager of The Mill. At the time of talking to The Herald on Wednesday Mr Burchell said water had consumed their chemical room and would be in the bar area itself within hours. "We're not opening today as there is no access for the public. All of our floodgates are fully open and it's now touching the building on the far side. I can see a puddle slowly seeping into the pub itself so we're going to have to stay here today and move things like fruit machines and other electrical items if the water comes in any further." Surrey Police have advised motorists that the road by The Mill is "impassable" and to use other routes where necessary. Waverley has been distributing sandbags from the depot at Farnham and has so far delivered 350 to properties across the borough deemed to be at risk from imminent flooding. Waverley has also given flood defence advice to nearly 60 callers. With heavy rain expected at the end of this week and into the weekend a local weather expert has described the rate of current weather patterns as "phenomenal". Chris Shepeard, of the Rural Life Centre, Tilford, said: "We've had two inches of rain fall in the last two days in the Farnham area, which has saturated the ground completely so that the water is now just running off." He went on to say that the last major flood of Farnham was in 1968 and although it's impossible to say at this stage if there would be a repeat of that, the water levels are continuing to rise. "More rain has been predicted and looking at the satellite pictures the speed at which the depressions are coming across the Atlantic is phenomenal. We have a lot more rain to come in the next week or two." An Environment Agency spokesman warned: "River levels have now reached their highest and flooding of low lying lands and roads is expected." For the latest information regarding flood warnings and advice for the Farnham area contact the Environment Agency Floodline on 0845 9881188.