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Traffic hell has begun this afternoon with Britons bracing themselves for gridlocked roads and hour long queues as they travel home after their four-day Easter getaway.
An estimated two million holidaymakers are making return journeys today with the worst congestion expected in the southwest of England and in the Home Counties.
There are already long queues on the M5 between Bristol and Taunton with motorists in bumper-to-bumper tailbacks.
On some parts of the motorway traffic has clogged up causing it to crawl to 16mph with 30 minute delays.
Long queues are also reported on the A102M Blackwall tunnel in Greenwich, southeast London.
While Brits trying to jet back from Portugal are facing misery as they described 'carnage' at Faro International Airport as staff shortages cause three-hour long delays.
There are already long queues on the M5 between Bristol and Taunton with motorists caught in tailbacks
On some parts of the motorway traffic has clogged up causing vehicles to crawl to 16mph with 30 minute delays
The threat of floods across the country has already raised fears they could cause Easter travel chaos today on the roads with two warnings and 96 alerts in place across England.
Motorists have been advised to head out on the roads later this evening with the heaviest rain expected to fall in the corridor from the southwest of England and up to East Anglia, reports Sky News, causing difficult driving conditions.
Forecasters said there is a risk of hail and thunder late today.
The RAC warned ahead of the Easter break it 'could be carmageddon' and said heavy traffic and 'lengthy queues can be expected along routes to the usual hotspots'.
The roadside assistance company and transport analysis firm Inrix said 2.01million leisure journeys would be made by car on Easter Monday, with the lengthiest delays expected between 10am and noon.
Kathyrn Chalk, meteorologist at the Met Office said: 'We'll see further spells of heavy rain coming in, pushing its way northwards through Easter Monday.
'Probably a damp start, especially across Wales, central England and
