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I will succeed!!!
I live in a town called Cockermouth near the Lake District. It's flooded before but nothing like this...
...we got evacuated from work today because a lot of the roads to get the 5000 staff home were being shut because they are flooded. Lucky for us because we live 30 miles from work and the floods were worse in our town.
Gets back and find out that town is MASSIVELY flooded - worse ever. The whole of the main street is flooded (that's happened before) but the flood defences at the footbridge have gone and literally flooded a street in minutes. Our friends live at the top end so went to help them move stuff. The water isn't there yet but it's getting higher by the second. We built a sand bag dam so fingers crossed.
But it's nearing the bottom flat of the building we own the top floor of - and we are meant to exchange tomorrow to sell it. If it floods it won't happen - I bet he'll pull out. Another friend is flooded too - it's hitting areas where water never got to before.
The Fire Brigade and the Mountain Rescue were getting people out of homes on boats - it was heart breaking. Our beautiful town is half under water!
The farmers fields were flooded and lots of sheep are stranded on teeny islands - I hope they survive.
Our home is ok - but the bridge into village could be flooded - but our home will be ok.
I just hope our friend's house and our second property is ok. But it's not easing off and with the fells running into the rivers I am not holding breath that it'll be good news in the morning.
Sorry - just devastated. :cry::cry::cry::cry::cry:
...we got evacuated from work today because a lot of the roads to get the 5000 staff home were being shut because they are flooded. Lucky for us because we live 30 miles from work and the floods were worse in our town.
Gets back and find out that town is MASSIVELY flooded - worse ever. The whole of the main street is flooded (that's happened before) but the flood defences at the footbridge have gone and literally flooded a street in minutes. Our friends live at the top end so went to help them move stuff. The water isn't there yet but it's getting higher by the second. We built a sand bag dam so fingers crossed.
But it's nearing the bottom flat of the building we own the top floor of - and we are meant to exchange tomorrow to sell it. If it floods it won't happen - I bet he'll pull out. Another friend is flooded too - it's hitting areas where water never got to before.
The Fire Brigade and the Mountain Rescue were getting people out of homes on boats - it was heart breaking. Our beautiful town is half under water!
The farmers fields were flooded and lots of sheep are stranded on teeny islands - I hope they survive.
Our home is ok - but the bridge into village could be flooded - but our home will be ok.
I just hope our friend's house and our second property is ok. But it's not easing off and with the fells running into the rivers I am not holding breath that it'll be good news in the morning.
Sorry - just devastated. :cry::cry::cry::cry::cry:
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