Floods in Britain

vrg · 21 Jun 2007, 18:58

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Heavy Rains Flood Parts of Britain
June 21, 2007
United Press International

LONDON -- Emergency crews struggled Wednesday after heavy rains and thunderstorms caused flooding, landslides and power outages in Britain.
The worst destruction was concentrated in the Severn, Avon and Wye valleys between Birmingham and the Welsh border, The Guardian newspaper said Thursday.
The newspaper said almost two-thirds of the historic Severn Valley steam railway between Kidderminster and Bridgenorth was damaged as heavy rain swept away embankments.
Power lines were down in Kent and ambulance crews in Worcestershire trying to reach the marooned village of Shrawley found a bridge over the Severn under water, the newspaper said.
The main village road at Hampton Loade in Shropshire was washed away, leaving about 50 people trapped in their homes.

Are any MLUKFCers affected by this?

**Monstro** · 21 Jun 2007, 18:59

Did it rain a bit then?

Cpl Mickey · 21 Jun 2007, 19:03

Where i live we had a storm but no torrential rain like other parts of Kent had especially on the coast

tinkerbell · 21 Jun 2007, 19:27

all good here

SamCat · 21 Jun 2007, 19:49

Lovely in London!!

Hypnobabe · 21 Jun 2007, 20:20

Here in Cambridgeshire we've had heavy rain, every day for at least a week, and while there have been places in the region with bad floods, my house is at the top of a hill, so I'm fine!!

Ageing Bat · 22 Jun 2007, 08:07

Lets put it this way - if Mid Kent Water impose a hose-pipe ban like we've had for the past two summers, I think they may be in danger of being lynched! The places affected here in Kent were very localised.

Feleena · 22 Jun 2007, 09:36

We have had a lot of rain in Bedford but we are on a slight hill where I live so no flood.

Feleena x

LucyK! · 22 Jun 2007, 11:25

I love how the flooding really hits the news once the south is affected - half the trains up here ran late or were cancelled last week as the lines were flooded but no-one seemed to be bothered

**Monstro** · 22 Jun 2007, 13:17

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Originally Posted by Lucy!

I love how the flooding really hits the news once the south is affected - half the trains up here ran late or were cancelled last week as the lines were flooded but no-one seemed to be bothered

Dif character of person up t'north you know, down here they get a dusting of icing sugar and they call it snow and you'd think the world had come to a stop!!!

SamCat · 22 Jun 2007, 13:29

And we are the centre of the universe down here you know!!!

**Monstro** · 22 Jun 2007, 13:33

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Originally Posted by SamCat

And we are the centre of the universe down here you know!!!

You like to think you lot are lol

LucyK! · 22 Jun 2007, 13:35

That actually does really p*** me off...I live in County Durham, at the top of a hill, and when it snows here it really snows - I've known us be stuck inthe village because we can't get cars or buses up and down the hill due to snow - first snowflake falls in the south and it's the new ice age

SamCat · 22 Jun 2007, 13:39

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Originally Posted by Monstro

You like to think you lot are lol

Excuse me!! Our trip to Manchester was the furthest north you've been for 18 months!!

*AndyK* · 22 Jun 2007, 13:40

Look on the bright side, while the soft southern shandy drinkers are worrying about some snow or rain falling in Lahndehn, they're not thinking about banning whippets, flat caps or clogs

greg · 22 Jun 2007, 14:06

pmsl andy im a cockney but i agree with every word you say andy

SamCat · 22 Jun 2007, 14:10

I thought a whippet was one of those dogs that Niles owned in Frasier the one that looked like Mariss!!

KebLou · 22 Jun 2007, 14:55

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Originally Posted by Feleena

We have had a lot of rain in Bedford but we are on a slight hill where I live so no flood.

Feleena x

Yep, don't I know it. I had a driving lesson in it. It kept starting and stopping.

**Diane** · 22 Jun 2007, 15:16

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Originally Posted by KebLou

Yep, don't I know it. I had a driving lesson in it. It kept starting and stopping.

The rain or the car Lou?

Hope the lessons are going well.

Diane

mszee · 22 Jun 2007, 18:43

Geez...trust an American to start sympathetic to Brits thread and Brits jump on it and pull each other apart...

My sympathies to those who were affected and I hope nobody was...but those who were...hope it wasn't bad...we had some BAD disasters here...so we know all about THAT...

On the other hand, our President does everything that apparently God tells him to do...no wonder we're so severely tested and punished...

Lord Kagan · 22 Jun 2007, 20:00

Plenty of Floods in Northen Ireland, Governments offered 1k per household effected

**RadioMaster** · 23 Jun 2007, 01:32

did you take it?

Lord Kagan · 23 Jun 2007, 19:47

Nope, my house wasnt affected

Pudding · 26 Jun 2007, 12:15

I used to live in Sheffield and often said it should be under water, lo and behold, I watched BBC world and it was...so there IS a God

Pud

KebLou · 26 Jun 2007, 13:36

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Originally Posted by Diane

The rain or the car Lou?

Hope the lessons are going well.

Diane

No thankfully the car kept going.

21 Jun 2007, 18:59	#2
Monstro Promoted to Wario's spellchecker Join Date: 17.09.2005 Location: London Posts: 12,947	Did it rain a bit then?

21 Jun 2007, 19:03	#3
Cpl Mickey Mega Loafer Join Date: 15.09.2003 Location: Maidstone. England Posts: 1,378	Where i live we had a storm but no torrential rain like other parts of Kent had especially on the coast

21 Jun 2007, 19:27	#4
tinkerbell Mega Loafer Join Date: 16.09.2006 Location: N. Ireland Posts: 4,562	all good here

21 Jun 2007, 19:49	#5
SamCat Hello Harry!!!! Join Date: 12.09.2006 Location: London Posts: 3,086	Lovely in London!!

21 Jun 2007, 20:20	#6
Hypnobabe mszee's Mistress with sexy goddess boots Join Date: 13.07.2005 Location: Hitting the highway like a battering ram... Posts: 7,686	Here in Cambridgeshire we've had heavy rain, every day for at least a week, and while there have been places in the region with bad floods, my house is at the top of a hill, so I'm fine!!

22 Jun 2007, 08:07	#7
Ageing Bat Young at heart. Slightly older in other places. Join Date: 20.11.2003 Location: Here! Posts: 1,311	Lets put it this way - if Mid Kent Water impose a hose-pipe ban like we've had for the past two summers, I think they may be in danger of being lynched! The places affected here in Kent were very localised.

22 Jun 2007, 09:36	#8
Feleena Super Loafer Join Date: 14.04.2002 Location: Bedford UK Posts: 562	We have had a lot of rain in Bedford but we are on a slight hill where I live so no flood. Feleena x

22 Jun 2007, 11:25	#9
LucyK! The Monster Is Luce Join Date: 14.04.2002 Location: Posts: 7,547	I love how the flooding really hits the news once the south is affected - half the trains up here ran late or were cancelled last week as the lines were flooded but no-one seemed to be bothered

22 Jun 2007, 13:29	#11
SamCat Hello Harry!!!! Join Date: 12.09.2006 Location: London Posts: 3,086	And we are the centre of the universe down here you know!!!

22 Jun 2007, 13:35	#13
LucyK! The Monster Is Luce Join Date: 14.04.2002 Location: Posts: 7,547	That actually does really p*** me off...I live in County Durham, at the top of a hill, and when it snows here it really snows - I've known us be stuck inthe village because we can't get cars or buses up and down the hill due to snow - first snowflake falls in the south and it's the new ice age

22 Jun 2007, 13:40	#15
AndyK Relentless Join Date: 21.11.2003 Location: Over the top..... seeing what's on the other side Posts: 18,694	Look on the bright side, while the soft southern shandy drinkers are worrying about some snow or rain falling in Lahndehn, they're not thinking about banning whippets, flat caps or clogs

22 Jun 2007, 14:06	#16
greg Super Loafer Join Date: 14.04.2002 Location: lincoln Posts: 888	pmsl andy im a cockney but i agree with every word you say andy

22 Jun 2007, 14:10	#17
SamCat Hello Harry!!!! Join Date: 12.09.2006 Location: London Posts: 3,086	I thought a whippet was one of those dogs that Niles owned in Frasier the one that looked like Mariss!!

22 Jun 2007, 18:43	#20
mszee Mega Loafer Join Date: 29.03.2006 Location: And you think you're down under??? Posts: 26,252	Geez...trust an American to start sympathetic to Brits thread and Brits jump on it and pull each other apart... My sympathies to those who were affected and I hope nobody was...but those who were...hope it wasn't bad...we had some BAD disasters here...so we know all about THAT... On the other hand, our President does everything that apparently God tells him to do...no wonder we're so severely tested and punished...

22 Jun 2007, 20:00	#21
Lord Kagan On the other hand, You have different fingers Join Date: 17.05.2006 Location: Belfast Posts: 8,833	Plenty of Floods in Northen Ireland, Governments offered 1k per household effected

23 Jun 2007, 01:32	#22
RadioMaster The German Join Date: 11.03.2006 Location: some kind of hunting lodge for rich weirdos... Posts: 15,778	did you take it?

23 Jun 2007, 19:47	#23
Lord Kagan On the other hand, You have different fingers Join Date: 17.05.2006 Location: Belfast Posts: 8,833	Nope, my house wasnt affected

26 Jun 2007, 12:15	#24
Pudding I'm A Prize Fight Lover... Join Date: 22.10.2003 Location: New Zealand Posts: 5,532	I used to live in Sheffield and often said it should be under water, lo and behold, I watched BBC world and it was...so there IS a God Pud