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Post by justjohn on Jun 26, 2007 4:00:04 GMT -7
  Leslie, I hope that you are not too affected by this and that you remain safe. The great flood By Jonathan Brown Published: 26 June 2007 Torrential rain that swept across Britain brought chaos as hundreds of homes were evacuated and stranded motorists plucked to safety from their vehicles. At least three people were killed in the severe storms that brought devastation to large parts of England. One man died after he wastrapped in a drain in Hull, while a 68-year-old man was killed while trying to cross a flooded road in Sheffield. Last night, police searching for a teenager who fell into the Sheaf river in Sheffield said they had found the body of a young man   More here: news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article2710600.ece
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Post by leslie on Jun 26, 2007 5:53:42 GMT -7
John
Thanks for the concern. It has been dreadful up in this part of the country - fortunately I live up high so no flooding, but I tried to get out of our village this morning and all but one exit roads were flooded and the Police were stopping everybody. All except one exit which I took and I had to travel 25 miles to get to the place normally 8 miles away. When I got there (it was on the outskirts of Sheffield) all traffic lights were out and when I got to where I wanted (after two or three narrow escapes) there was no electricity and everywhere was closed!!
And in this country June has always been called 'Flaming June' because it is usually the best month of our year - 'Flaming' has another context now!!!!
Leslie
I won't be able to get to my local this evening!!!! Disaster!
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