Floods

**Will** · 21-07-2007, 07:43 PM

Went to have a look at Stratford Today, it had clearly gone down a fair bit, but you could see where it had been at it's highest. It's looks only marginally less worse then the floods in 98.

I hear we're im for worse yet, so we could see something worse then 98 still to come. On the bright side, I may not be able to get to work.

Hope no-one here has suffered as a result of the rains though, it must be an awful experience.

What other towns have been badly effected?

torchomatic · 21-07-2007, 09:16 PM

I work in the library in the Pump Rooms and we closed shop at 11am as the Leam had burst its banks and water was heading our way. I've been trying to find out all day whether the Pump rooms actually got flooded in the end. I hope not as it'll be a nightmare.

**Will** · 22-07-2007, 06:53 PM

How did it go?

I hear that the river Seven is about to burst it's banks, and that we can expect more serious rain on Wednesday.

Lex · 25-11-2007, 09:55 PM

Well, it's 4 months later & apparently there's some people who have still to move back into their homes. Looks like this is due to the sheer scale of damage caused - 35,000 odd homes!

**Shizara** · 25-11-2007, 10:07 PM

After a short period of time it is easy for people to forget a tragedy. 35,000 homes is a colossal number. What does boggle the mind as well where were these people housed in the meantime? 35,000 homes would have had an average of more than one person per household.

Lex · 25-11-2007, 10:23 PM

A lot of people seem to have moved into the top half of their houses, or caravans parked on the front lawn.

Lex · 05-12-2007, 10:32 PM

Heard some more statistics yseterday. I was listening to Radio 5, and a spokesman for the Association of British Insurers sadi that there were 165,000 claims in all; with a total eventual cost of £3 billion.

21-07-2007, 07:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
Will Administrator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Stratford Upon Avon Posts: 1,005	Floods Went to have a look at Stratford Today, it had clearly gone down a fair bit, but you could see where it had been at it's highest. It's looks only marginally less worse then the floods in 98. I hear we're im for worse yet, so we could see something worse then 98 still to come. On the bright side, I may not be able to get to work. Hope no-one here has suffered as a result of the rains though, it must be an awful experience. What other towns have been badly effected? __________________ --==Forum Admin Will==-- Your Friendly Forum Admin. - Contact me.

21-07-2007, 09:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
torchomatic New Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Warwick Posts: 10	I work in the library in the Pump Rooms and we closed shop at 11am as the Leam had burst its banks and water was heading our way. I've been trying to find out all day whether the Pump rooms actually got flooded in the end. I hope not as it'll be a nightmare. __________________ Listen to some of my music: http://www.torchomatic.net

22-07-2007, 06:53 PM	#3 (permalink)
Will Administrator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Stratford Upon Avon Posts: 1,005	How did it go? I hear that the river Seven is about to burst it's banks, and that we can expect more serious rain on Wednesday. __________________ --==Forum Admin Will==-- Your Friendly Forum Admin. - Contact me.

25-11-2007, 10:07 PM	#5 (permalink)
Shizara Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Nuneaton Posts: 1,229	After a short period of time it is easy for people to forget a tragedy. 35,000 homes is a colossal number. What does boggle the mind as well where were these people housed in the meantime? 35,000 homes would have had an average of more than one person per household. __________________ Cool

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25-11-2007, 09:55 PM	#4 (permalink)
Lex Good Grief.... Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Stratford Posts: 569	Well, it's 4 months later & apparently there's some people who have still to move back into their homes. Looks like this is due to the sheer scale of damage caused - 35,000 odd homes!

25-11-2007, 10:23 PM	#6 (permalink)
Lex Good Grief.... Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Stratford Posts: 569	A lot of people seem to have moved into the top half of their houses, or caravans parked on the front lawn.

05-12-2007, 10:32 PM	#7 (permalink)
Lex Good Grief.... Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Stratford Posts: 569	Heard some more statistics yseterday. I was listening to Radio 5, and a spokesman for the Association of British Insurers sadi that there were 165,000 claims in all; with a total eventual cost of £3 billion.