Flooding in Northern England

I was just reading about this....URL

Anybody experiencing this tradgedy and if so, is there some sort of relief effort to help those affected?

grim up norf... by gum...

I saw this reply and knew EXACTLY who wrote it before seeing your name.....xxx

by gum lass... aye... whippets... flat cap... ferrets... aye... right grand...

I just seen this on the CNN News.. they were lifting people up by helicopters

Nature is furious..

:) :) :) :)

its raaaaaaaaanjjjjj :-):-):-):-)

Kind of reminded me of some of the Katrina footage (people in boats; being washed away in a current of flooding.....very sad.....hope there are nomore casualties.)

WOOOOOHOOOOOOO!!!!!!
And just to keep it on thread (although it is my thread), any other comments about the flooding in England?

all you americans should be digging deep in them pockets and sending your $$$ to the needy of the north... this is what you do... nows your chance...

then again... they are british and therefore as hard as they come, especially as they are norveners, and so dont actually need anybody's help...

A month's worth of rain in a day. At least three dead. Threat of a 35 acre reservior bursting through a suspect dam. Huge destruction of property. It's quite serious. The only good news is that Sheffield may have to be knocked down and rebuilt.... (Yes I'm being facetious but it is a dump)

Bad news is one of the flooded properties is soon to be occupied by one of the SZ clan when he goes back to uni next term

Yes we are a generous bunch, especially when it comes from the private sector.....I would help in anyway I could, be it money, clothing or other staples that were needed.

oi.....



Suvern softy

A term BW used to stop my dog from humping my other dog......now a term I use also...:) Back to the flood.....I seriously would like to offer some kind of aid.....if someone could fill me in on any organizations that will be helping the victims.

exceedingly generous but we look after our own... except if they are old and frail in which case they can choose between food or heat... as no doubt they did in the war...



higly educated suvern softy if you dont mind.... well versed in the queen's english and able to pronounce bath properly... innit...

You are really sweet, but insurance will cover it and in many cases people will end up with better than they had before (if they have a good loss assessor)

you just buy up their housing and throw them out onto the street....;)


So what, you are against charity?

YORKSHIRE ~ BENTLEY area is 30-40mins walk away from my house and is competely flooded
We have 5 severe flood warnings in place throughout Doncaster .. Severe as in DANGER TO LIFE AND PROPERTY.

Okay Im bringing this back up to the top, since the Army has now become involved in the UK, some places in the UK have no running water and are relying on bottled water..and they are worried about raw sewage and the problems that can cause.

Its a grim nightmare Amathyst. If you've not read it already then see bbc.co.uk news site there's a lot on there for reading.

I spoke on another thread about a similar situation here in Wroclaw ten years ago.
The people of England, involved in the flooding, really do have my understanding.

I remember you talking about it. I think here we've all just had a major jolt because now its not just flooding, its beginning to be about people not having water to drink or food to eat in some places. There's 6 flood warnings still in place in England so its not easing off any. There just doesn't seem to be an end to it at the moment.

Yes the Thames is under threat tonight :( God forbit our Capital should be submerged under water :)

it has burst its banks ... oxford has tonight been evacuated.

help, we are drowning... send money... quick

No worries if Hitler couldn't defeat us i doubt a few inches of rising water is gunna knock the spirit out of good old blighty, but bubbawoo in a sense has a good point, whenever there is a country in trouble, were the first with our hands in are pockets now its payback time but i don't see any aid!!! DO YOU??

i doubt it ... if others do .. shocking!!!!

350, 000 people without water, some will not get any for another week. must be awful, even though we have water we are being advised to boil our water before using it, as it cannot be gautanteed not to be contaminated. there have also been land slides in my area, some roads and bridges have been damaged. Hereforshire & Worcestershire

I can't imagine how much this will affect the price of produce. Aren't there a lot of farms in the north?

yes and they have already mentioned this on the t.v., well done Mr Z :) wheat crops are the worst hit - which means bread will increase in price along with other associated products.