Boxing Day flooding 2015

[shouldbeinbed]

@ColinJ just seen the torrents flowing through Hebden Bridge.

Fingers crossed you're doing OK

 

[Hill Wimp]

Yes most certainly keep safe Colin and let us know if you are ok if you can.

 

[vernon]

Here's a video of the flooding at 09:00 this morning

https://www.instagram.com/p/_v8GAnQdip/

 

[Hill Wimp]

Here's a video of the flooding at 09:00 this morning

https://www.instagram.com/p/_v8GAnQdip/

Oh Lordy thats awful. Everything crossed for you Colin.

 

[TVC]

There must be a good number of our fellow CCers in the areas affected

 

[NorthernDave]

Crikey! And it's still raining...

 

[vernon]

There must be a good number of our fellow CCers in the areas affected

Here's a live feed from the Guardian.

http://www.theguardian.com/environm...-the-north-prompt-boxing-day-evacuation-fears

It's pretty grim reading.

 

[biggs682]

There must be a good number of our fellow CCers in the areas affected

Yes and my heart goes out to all of them I can't think of anything much worse than having your house flooded

 

[vernon]

I can't think of anything much worse than having your house flooded

How about returning home from university to find that not only has your mother moved but the house and the rest of the street had been demolished?

Ah, the things that I took in my stride...

Meanwhile, the poor folk in the flood affected areas must be in total despair. My 'crisis' was sorted in an hour. It's going to take many months to restore equilibrium for the affected people in the current floods.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

How about returning home from university to find that not only has your mother moved but the house and the rest of the street had been demolished?

Could they not have just sent you a telegram informing you that they didn't like you much? Seems an extreme course of action to me.

 

[potsy]

Just been reading about a 20ft sinkhole on the M62, that will cause some chaos

 

[potsy]

@ColinJ just seen the torrents flowing through Hebden Bridge.

Fingers crossed you're doing OK

Oh my, hope he's stocked up on chocolate

 

[Saluki]

Those poor people. I know that I live 60 yards from the sea front but the flood defences have always held. I've never had the experience of being flooded out like that, hope I never do.
I think that it's high time that the government sorted out some decent storm drains.

 

[Levo-Lon]

A lot of my family are Burnley area..not had any disasters reported yet but bloody hell its giving it some..
the ones in low areas are going to struggle

 

[NorthernDave]

Looks like the River Aire has topped it's banks through Leeds, including in the city centre around Brewery Wharf and the Royal Armouries.
A grim Boxing Day for a lot of people - your heart goes out to them doesn't it?

The BBC are an age behind and seem to be relying on harvesting other peoples pictures from social media...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-35181713