Woman makes a dramatic escape. One of the most dramatic tales came from Devon, where a tiny baby and two The worst floods in decades caused women were airlifted to safety after widespread chaos to road and rail, killed their car was swamped in fast-rising nine people and left thousands of others flood waters. without food and shelter last night. The Mr Patterson being shouted at by protesters. monstrous storm hit the South-East and Wales on Monday at 3:37am and Environmental minister, Owen continued with terrible consequences Patterson, has been heavily criticised for for 48 hours. not doing enough to help flood victims. He responded by saying, are doing “We Torrential rain and winds of up to 190 are upmost. But we must recognise that mph uprooted trees, blocked roads and nature is an awful lot more powerful cut electricity supplies. As thousands of than we as humans are..” people fled their water-damaged homes many wondered when, and if, life would Today, David Cameron is due to visit the return to normal. affected areas and will reassure the population that the government is doing didn't expect to be hit hard,” stated “We its best to provide immediate assistance Kelly Smith, 48, a mother-of-three, “So to those in need. we didn't evacuate. When we realised our garden was flooding and more water was coming, it was too late to move. We had to climb on top of our roof to get away. We camped out in the bitter cold for 72 hours without any food and water...” The floods have caused unthinkable damage. Entire neighbourhoods are now submerged in water. S the damage to cost in excess of £5bn. Military officials and rescue teams have been drafted in and will move into flooded areas and provide practical help amid fears of further flooding as heavy rain and high winds show no mercy and will continue until later on in the week.
Woman makes a dramatic escape. The worst floods in decades caused widespread chaos to road and rail, killed nine people and left thousands of others without food and shelter last night. The monstrous storm hit the South-East and Wales on Monday at 3:37am and continued with terrible consequences for 48 hours. Torrential rain and winds of up to 190 mph uprooted trees, blocked roads and cut electricity supplies. As thousands of people fled their water-damaged homes many wondered when, and if, life would return to normal. “We didn't expect to be hit hard,” stated Kelly Smith, 48, a mother-of-three, “So we didn't evacuate. When we realised our garden was flooding and more water was coming, it was too late to move. We had to climb on top of our roof to get away. We camped out in the bitter cold for 72 hours without any food and water...” The floods have caused unthinkable damage. Entire neighbourhoods are now submerged in water. S the damage to cost in excess of £5bn. Military officials and rescue teams have been drafted in and will move into flooded areas and provide practical help amid fears of further flooding as heavy rain and high winds show no mercy and will continue until later on in the week. One of the most dramatic tales came from Devon, where a tiny baby and two women were airlifted to safety after their car was swamped in fast-rising flood waters. Mr Patterson being shouted at by protesters. Environmental minister, Owen Patterson, has been heavily criticised for not doing enough to help flood victims. He responded by saying, “We are doing are upmost. But we must recognise that nature is an awful lot more powerful than we as humans are..” Today, David Cameron is due to visit the affected areas and will reassure the population that the government is doing its best to provide immediate assistance to those in need.
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