UK floods: your photos and stories
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http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/dec/31/uk-floods-your-photos-and-stories Version 0 of 1. As 2015 comes to an end, swathes of Britain are struggling with unprecedented floods. With more rain expected, areas of northern England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales are struggling to cope with the rising waters. Below, we highlight some of the contributions sent in by our readers. You can share your own stories via GuardianWitness. Earby, Lancashire Earby Flooding I drove out of Earby on the back road to see if I could find a route to visit family in Yorkshire. I stopped at the viewing area realising that conditions on the roads were as bad as they were a fortnight ago i.e. rivers with a tarmac bed. The photo attached shows the flooding of Earby Beck spreading out across the valley floor. It reached a record level today. Sent via Guardian Witness By Lee Turner 26 December 2015, 17:42 It had rained for a prolonged period on Christmas Day and continued on Boxing Day. The ground around here is completely saturated and we had a fair amount of accumulated water on the roads a fortnight previous. The level in the Beck broke the record for the area according to the Environment Agency website. Due to Earby being higher up the waterbasin, there was limited disruption. Residents could clear up the next day. A few houses and businesses in town have suffered damage though. The roads were very difficult and most people were using the road over the Moor to travel. Earby Beck feeds the River Aire from memory so the water from here went on to cause serious issues later in the evening. Gut feeling is that we will flood again at some point this winter. We have had so much rainfall that the rivers and drains are reacting to amounts that would not normally be problematic. Lee Turner Bingly, Yorkshire Flooding in Bingley Local resident wades along his street in Bingley West Yorkshire. Sent via Guardian Witness By fiftytwonorth 28 December 2015, 18:28 The street is called Old Main Street and the houses all had to be evacuated. The River Aire to the left of the houses burst its banks. The photograph is of a local resident. Whilst the water has subsided there are many houses currently still badly damaged.I’m assuming people are staying with relatives or friends. Volunteers have set up Bingley Flood Centre with food, clothes and cleaning teams working hard to help the hundreds affected. The local response has been incredible. Sue Naylor Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire Boxing Day at my home Showing the Rochdale canal and River Calder joining together outside my house. Also the arrival of the Coastguard helicopter. Sent via Guardian Witness By Mindy7 31 December 2015, 16:14 Boxing Day at my house The wreckage I came down to on Boxing Day after the flood in Hebden Bridge. Later, it became apparent that I cannot live here for the foreseeable future as my floor is collapsing into the cellar. I couldn't get insurance after the 2012 flooding, so I've lost everything. Sent via Guardian Witness By Mindy7 30 December 2015, 17:30 Leeds, Yorkshire A man decides to cut the red light as he rows his boat on the...road! Leeds City Centre flooding on boxing day 2015 Sent via Guardian Witness By ID6650118 26 December 2015, 15:22 The heaviest part of the flooding was during the 26th and 27th of December, we were confined to our building but thankfully had enough supplies. The man in the boat obviously didn’t and decided to row down the road! I even saw fish swimming on our street, never thought I’d see something like that. The area is ok now, Leeds City Council have done a pretty good job cleaning up the area. Raj Passy Preston, Lanacashire Too much rain Waters were up to the roof of this park bandstand when the adjacent river rose by 3 metres in heavy rain. Boxing Day. Preston. Sent via Guardian Witness By marvinthemartian22 27 December 2015, 15:44 The photograph was taken in Miller Park, Preston, Lancashire which is adjacent to the river Ribble. Like most places in Lancashire, the Ribble rose to its highest recorded levels on Boxing Day, flooding the surrounding areas, including the city park. The water had reached the top of the bandstand on Boxing Day, and this photo was taken on the 27th as waters had begun to subside but the park remained heavily flooded. The park remains flooded at present, although levels are reducing, subject to further rain. We’re fortunate to live on top of a hill. Preston itself doesn’t seem to be too affected now, other than inaccessibility to the Brockholes visitor centre and flooded farmland and parks. However, nearby areas are still struggling. We have friends in nearby Croston, who were affected by the Boxing Day flooding (homes underwater), and that village continues to struggle with rain and water levels, including a broken flood defence barrier, with 3 severe warnings still in place in that village and ongoing assistance from the army. Helen Hatch Llanrwst, Wales Llanrwst Floods Boxing Day 2015, flooding hits Llanrwst Sent via Guardian Witness By Oldstripey 26 December 2015, 19:03 |