A road has flooded outside a designated World Cup hotel in Nizhny Novgorod, leaving cars half-submerged and forcing local residents and visitors to wade through knee-deep water.

The flood followed a rain shower in the central Russian city, but it abated soon after.

Cars stranded in the flood water in Nizhny Novgorod
Cars stranded in the flood water in Nizhny Novgorod (Pavel Golovkin/AP)

The flood outside the Hampton by Hilton hotel, a designated media hotel for the tournament, brought local news reporters to the scene.

One television cameraman removed his trousers and waded through the water in his underwear while filming.

A hotel staff member also had to get through the water to retrieve possessions from his parked car.

Swedish fans consider their next move
Swedish fans consider their next move (Petr David Josek/AP)

Nizhny Novgorod, about 250 miles east of Moscow, will host four group games – including England’s game against Panama on Sunday – one round-of-16 game and a quarter-final at the World Cup.

The Hampton by Hilton is on the other side of the city to the World Cup stadium.