Just for those of you across the water...

[sildil]

We have SERIOUS floods. I know that I mentioned the rain before, and mirien's recent write up of her own personal experience of helping out with flooded cottages and road is an even better account, but just for those of you interested...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6907316.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6909198.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/gloucestershire/6909575.stm

We have a number of towns and villages cut off, one of which has the water purification plant under water. A friend we know was unable to leave where they worked in Tewkesbury and drove around looking for a work colleague's house, not knowing the number, just the street and the car she drove. On arrival he found FOUR other colleagues also camping out having done the same thing!

The amount of damage and personal loss of property and crops is really quite catastrophic, and the still pictures and news items really do not get it across as effectively as seeing the Sky News helicopter video shots of acres and acres and ACRES of flooded property and fields, homes, shops, business and petrol stations feet deep in water.

Comments

[nienna-weeper.livejournal.com]

*shivers* How frightening! I didn't even know this was happening on such a grand scale until this morning! Please take care of yourself.

And, I was looking at your profile to see if I could find your e-mail addy, but sadly no... because I wanted to send you an immediate thank you for the lovely gift of 6 months of paid lj account time! Sweet, that is SOOOO lovely of you! Thank you very much! *hugs and smooches Sil*

[sildil]

It's certainly frightening for the people who live near any rivers. Thankfully no one in this current set of floods has lost their lives, though a few did in the last lot a couple of weeks ago.

Awww, it's a pleasure, I hope you have a nice birthday! And actually sildil@livejournal.com always gets to me, but I can send you my other addy on IM if you want it :)

[nienna-weeper.livejournal.com]

My e-mail is on my profile so you can send me yours in an IM or to my hotmail addy, either way! *smooches*