The Dolphin shopping centre in Poole was briefly closed due to flooding on Monday afternoon.

Bus users were warned to expect delays on the services due to Poole bus station being "severely flooded".

MoreBus tweeted to say: "Poole bus station is currently severely flooded which may cause delays on services leaving Poole."

There were bouts of heavy rain this afternoon across the county.

One person said the Dolphin Centre evacuated and all shops in the centre were closed.

A spokesperson confirmed the shopping centre was closed for around 30 minutes as a result of the incident.

John Grinnell, shopping centre manager, said: “This afternoon the shopping centre was temporarily closed due to adverse weather conditions.

"The centre was shut for no longer than thirty minutes and trading promptly continued.”