Flooding in Evesham

[Stravinsky]

I moved from a flood area in Birmingham, which apparently is not flooding at the moment due to flood defences

However this is where I am now, luckily far enough away from the Avon to not be affected

 

 

 

 

 

Edited January 7 by Stravinsky

[Fogey]

I think we'll see a lot more of this as time goes on.  I've only been flooded out once in my lifetime - never again - it was a nightmare!

[mikbone]

wow...

[KateW]

Wow indeed! I love the 'road closed' sign!

 

[Stravinsky]

7 hours ago, KateW said:

Wow indeed! I love the 'road closed' sign!

 

Yes, I think they clearly went far too early 

[Clicker]

We have a lot of flooding in Worcestershire and Shropshire ... I live on a hill and decided 30 years ago I would always  live on a hill after seeing floods in the area when I was house hunting after moving from Norfolk. I cannot imagine  the stress of having one's home flooded  and some people in Bewdley near me have been flooded  3 or 4 times recently .. What a nightmare as insurance  becomes almost prohibitive in costs and  selling a house with flooding history become almost  impossible too ! A great diary of events Strav ....

[Stravinsky]

This was our old street in Birmingham in 2018. There are advantages to living in a conservation zone, but not when its between two rivers.  Ironically Evesham has flooded more times than our old street ever did, but we're far enough away so it wont affect us.

Our house escaped flooding in 2018, but the houses you see on the other side of the street were a foot lower than ours.  All the residents on that side had to leave the house for 12 months whilst everything was fixed 

[Clicker]

 It’s becoming more and more important when house hunting now that one checks the Government website with the history of flooding and check  out the maps that show exactly where and what the risks are…. Pleased that you are ok despite substantial flooding in the Evesham area Strav…