The South Yorkshire city of Sheffield is affected by severe flooding this evening. A look round the traffic cameras of the city's CCTV system shows streets either under water or gridlocked with traffic. Search and rescue helicopters are airlifting people out of industrial properties that are cut off by rising floodwater.
Rainfall totals have exceeded 100 mm or 4 inches within 24 hours; a normal June rainfall total is less than this. Flooding in parts of the city is up to 5 feet deep.
Flooding in Hull claimed the life of a man who became stuck in a manhole, which he was trying to clear of debris. Other areas affected by problems of comparable severity are East Yorkshire, near Hull and Lincolnshire near Louth.
I hope no more casualties ensue, but the devastation to hundreds or thousands of properties leaves little to the imagination.
Here in the Western Isles, the evening is quiet with gaps in the clouds and a moderate easterly breeze.
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Seen the flood devastation on t.v. and it is awful. However, you have to blame those in authority in many ways. They keep demanding councils build more and more houses, flood plains are built on. Centuries ago our "primitive" ancestors knew better. You cannot alter the natural order of things without paying a high price. We are being swamped with new buildings in the South East of England. I can foresee the same thing happening here.
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Dear Guido,
ReplyDeletemy goodness how awful!
I read jeanette's comment too and I ahve to say that in New Orleans many of the houses were in a flood based area.... and also mention that the Core of Engineers is trying to do better about restoring the damn there.
interesting Guido!
hugs,nat