Town cut off as Britain is battered by more heavy rain
Hello fire service locals here are no stranger to floods but the residents of Abby Terrace in chury say this is the worst they’ve seen it in years the ve family have been forced to leave taking whatever they can by kayak we’re going to evacuate this the the
Ground floor is no longer tenable the sewage system doesn’t work won’t be long before the water’s polluted as well the power will go out well the floors will come will have to come out the uh the plaster uh up to about a meter will come off the walls
Damaged Furniture uh the fridge the freezer in the in the back the cooker the washing machine the tumble dryer all the white goods in the kitchen gone we’ve been watching river levels we live with the river levels we live here um we can you know you can normally keep it at
Bay with floodgates and things like that but at halfast 9 this morning we realized it was going to rise a lot quicker and faster and deeper than predicted what we thought so fast in fact the pumps just couldn’t keep up this is the worst flooding they’ve seen in this part of
Ches spry in more than 16 years and that means that for some vulnerable residents it’s time to evacuate some ways is worse than 2007 because 2007 was in the middle of summer there was not this cold and that’s really going to be a problem for a lot of old people yeah flood warnings
Remain in place right across the river 7 but it’s not just gloustershire across the southern half of the UK Heavy Rain on already saturated ground is making conditions dangerous this was the situation in wargrave in barkshire homes and a sewage Works flooded in Nottinghamshire the council has declared
A major incident due to Rising River levels on the Trent it is extremely serious County Council is working with district councils with the environment agency with other other agencies uh to work hard to make sure that people are protected and as safe as possible back in ches spry most residents in Abby
Terrace are getting out we’re going to go spend a couple of nights um in a hotel got three beautiful cats up there so we’ve um locked them in the two the top three floors and with there’s some food and the litter trays and some beds they’re okay and it’s and hopefully it
Won’t get higher than it is the Met Office warning for Heavy Rain runs into Friday morning meaning there could be more disruption to come D whad Sky News in chury gloustershire
The Gloucestershire town of Tewkesbury is one of many areas struggling to cope with serious flooding.
More heavy rain on Thursday evening is expected to exacerbate the situation across southern parts of England.
Hundreds of flood warnings are in place ahead of what is expected to be the final soaking before clearer and colder weather arrives by the weekend.
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22 comments
It’s only 6 of January 😂
Govt and councils are too busy pumping money into Illegals to put preventative measures in place … all about priorities .. and it’s not US!
Please don't leave the Pets abd animals behind 😢
If my cat doesn’t leave with me, I’m not going anywhere. I’d be devastated if I had to go through that. Hope everyone remains safe 🤞
Damn clever of those 12th Century Benedictine Monks not building the Abbey on a flood plain.
Clean out the drains drench out the canals stop building on flood lands
The Government should stop pandering to the Greens and stop re wilding, Start Dredging rivers dykes and drains again.
Stop building everywhere and start having some river bank management plan that used to happen in good old days.
I recently thought the ideal English country town is one that has a pretty church, a market square and must, absolutely must have a graceful old bridge over a charming river. Not any more
This is power of God that supper power is paralysed
Building houses on flood plains, not cleaning the drains and ditches and other basic maintenance.
But its easier to call people climate change deniers and right wing conspiracy theorists 😱🙄🤡🌍
Happy New Year and all that!!!
Brexit?😂😂😂
Hows Riparian forestry coming along?
Never buy a house on low ground!! SIMPLE!!
What do they do with all those rafts the refugees bring with them…..put them to go use.
And they still build housing estates on flood planes because……
Recently,on a trip back from hospital,we came upon 2-3ft of water on the road, looking out the window I saw that drains were blocked,the water had nowhere to go but the road, this is Northumberland.
Better bring greta doucheberg in to rant to her followers now. Everyone knows taxes will save us
No way of
Then when a farmer in north Herefordshire decided to get the digger out and actually widen the river on his land, they threw him in prison for not having permission.
Insurance will look after them..
WOULD SOMEONE PLEASE THINK ABOUT THE FISH! THE FISH! PLEASE!