Following the floods in Tewkesbury, some residents are living in caravans while their homes dry out. im doin my geog hw n dis really helped !! To James. Daveshould of been more prepared.but still a sad story. On 20th July 2007, 140 mm of rain fell in just 14 hours (equivalent to two months' worth of rain). On 26 June, roads including the A5 were impassable at Corwen in Denbighshire, a river overflowed at Worthenbury in Flintshire, and properties were affected in Wrexham. [9] Severn Trent Water warned that treated water would run out by early Sunday evening in Tewkesbury, Cheltenham, Gloucester and surrounding areas. See the photos we were sent in the aftermatch of the July 2007 flooding in Gloucestershire. A wood carving depicting the disaster. [89], By 4 July in Hull, six schools were still closed and 120 residents in residential or nursing care had been relocated. On 17 July, flooding affected Peterlee town centre, closing shops and a local school. In July, the Government came under mounting criticism of its handling of the crisis, the fact that responsibilities were spread across four departments and no single minister could be held responsible, and the fact that the Army had not been called in to assist. Flooding is expected. On 22 July, Gloucester City A.F.C. stp using so much of electrcity due to global warming. rachelI completely agree with the acuusation Amy placed forward. The worst of the flooding occurred across Scotland on 14 June; East Yorkshire and the Midlands on 15 June; Yorkshire, the Midlands, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire on 25 June; and Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire and South Wales on 28 July 2007. England was affected by the June and July floods, with the North badly hit in June, the West badly hit in July, and many areas hit in both. By 26 June, the waters in some parts of Sheffield and the surrounding area receded, and over 700 villagers from Catcliffe, near Rotherham's Ulley reservoir were evacuated after cracks appeared in the dam. [36], On 15 June, heavy rainfall caused the postponement of the fourth test match between England and the West Indies at the Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street. This is a sighn that noah's arc is re occuring. Robynim doin my geog hw n dis really helped !! Twenty schools were damaged, about 500 businesses were flooded. Fifteen years on from the devastation wreaked on Gloucestershire in the 2007 floods, it would be easy to assume the scenes in those days were the worst the . This is a sighn that noah's arc is re occuring. [80][81] The waters were still rising, endangering the confluence of the River Teme and the River Severn. This would kill 2 birds with one stone as the excess water would have somewhere to run and the lazy bones amongst us would have to go and find work. [26] Approximately 1,100 properties in Thatcham were affected by flash flooding.[27]. A series of large floods occurred in parts of the United Kingdom during the summer of 2007. We together will beat Global Warming! You can check the long-term risk of flooding to your property by looking at theEnvironment Agency's flood maps. Many rivers burst their banks, including both the Thames and the Cherwell in Oxford and the Ock in Abingdon the Windrush in Witney and the Evenlode. The the owners had to replace lots of horse feed to because the water got to and also buildings ect got damaged. Nice one. Tom HassallWe should all pray to God. I pray to God everyday to set my life back on track. Major towns were hit including Mansfield and Hucknall but not as severely as Lambley. last updated: 03/02/2009 at 13:02created: 28/12/2007. [48][49][50][51] . [127], On 1 July rain cancelled the one-day international cricket match between Scotland and Pakistan in Edinburgh[128] and by 3 July parts of Midlothian were flooded, with worst hit areas including residential areas in Dalkeith and Mayfield. Earthquake: Turkiye; Menu. 's Stadium was flooded, and the Tewkesbury road at Longford was completely impassable by the Longford Inn. Osney Mead substation, which supplies power to Oxford city centre, was threatened but did not flood. Average rainfall across the country was 5.5 inches (140mm); more than double the June average. Prices of vegetables were expected to rise in the following months.[152]. In some areas bottled water was handed out where sewage works got flooded. Gloucestershire Floods 2007 | Tewkesbury | cleevehome | Flickr . charlotteim doing a project and peice of corsework on the floods (Y) xx, I Love CamelsYo, The Floods Were Awful!I'm Just GLad I Only Had TO Cope With A Few days Of It Before I Went On Holiday!My Friend zooooozoooo It Was Her First Day Back ANd She Was TRapped In The FLoods! I can't believe how much it cost either!! I have only just got my house back to normal. we need to start walking to places or getting a bus so that there is not alot of pulution going in the air!!! In hours the relentless rain had left hundreds of homes and businesses under water, and thousands of drivers and travellers were stranded as road and rail routes were inundated by fast-rising flood waters. The Meadowhall shopping centre was closed due to flooding with some shops remaining closed downstairs until late September and Sheffield Wednesday's ground Hillsborough was under 6feet(1.83m) of water. Roads including the A63 and A1105 in Hull and schools in the region were closed, the Hull Lord Mayor's Parade was cancelled, the Festival of Football was postponed, police declared a major incident and Hessle in Hull, on the border between Hull City Council and East Riding of Yorkshire Council, suffered two square miles of severe sewage-contaminated flooding. And Hazel Lonsdale, chief executive of Cheltenham Volunteer Centre, pays tribute to the amazing community spirit that Gloucestershire people demonstrated during those difficult days. The Mythe Water Treatment Works in . The next day, only 12 of Hull's 88 schools were still open, affecting 30,000 out of 38,000 Hull schoolchildren. :(. In also brings in a new regime whereby new building activity which exacerbates flooding by reducing the capacity of land to absorb water will need to be accompanied by the construction of sustainable drainage systems such as grassy roofs, ponds and soakaways. connori think the floods were devastating and i came up with the free school dinners. i really do think the apocalypse is starting to occur. [3] July had unusually unsettled weather and above-average rainfall through the month, peaking on 20 July as an active frontal system dumped more than 4.7 inches (120mm) of rain in southern England. On 12 June, Magherafelt was affected by flooding. [160], Then Liberal Democrat leader Sir Menzies Campbell accused the government of lack of preparation leading to a "summer of suffering", and said, "With sophisticated weather forecasting as we now have, particularly in relation to what's happened over the weekend, there are quite a few questions as to how it was that flood-prevention measures were not in place or were not more effective. should of been more prepared.but still a sad story. I can't imagen what it it is like to have your home flooded it was awful!!!!!!!!!!! Tewkesbury floods 2007. Later that week, a slow-moving area of low pressure from the west of Biscay moved east across the British Isles. On 21 June, about 2000 homes were left without electricity and properties were affected as flash floods hit Kilmarnock. Friday July 20th 2007 was the day Gloucestershire's schools broke up for the summer holidays. Status: + We only need this if you want us to contact you and we won't keep it once we've replied. We together will beat Global Warming! On 22 July, the Environment Agency warned of further flooding and 1,500 people in Abingdon were evacuated. In all 4000 homes and 500 businesses across Gloucestershire were affected by flooding. After power was lost in the area, more than 200 people were rescued in dinghies. Yet as the day wore on it became obvious that this was no ordinary storm, but extreme weather on a scale seldom seen in Britain. At the same time, an associated occluded front moved into Northern England, becoming very active as it did so with the peak rainfall on 15 June. Im doing a homework on Flooding in 2007 and this page really helped. See the photos we were sent in the aftermatch of the July 2007 flooding in Gloucestershire. Michael CarruthersIf we withdrew unemployment and incapacity benefits we could use the saving to dredge our rivers. On 3 July, heavy rain caused flooding in Earby[64] and Ribchester,[65] affecting homes and causing the Royal Lancashire Show to be cancelled on 9 July. The the owners had to replace lots of horse feed to because the water got to and also buildings ect got damaged. xx, this page brings back memories and it still seens so real this page helped with my homework tho thanksx, im doing a coursework essay on the floods in Gloucester, this page really help. It was scary.Was going on holiday on Saturday, we did go and had a plentiful supply of water in Cornwall, I can't imagine what it was like without running water and electric with a family of 4! [123] The non-administrative counties[19] and council areas[124] affected are given below. Map of Tewkesbury (Gloucestershire) postcodes and their flood risks. Bishops Cleeve. this was such a terrible thing that happened! stefani fink the flooding was really bad and very awful. But that was just the start. On 1 July, a woman was pulled out of the River Severn at Jackfield on the Telford and Wrekin border near Ironbridge. [93], By 27 July, 2.1million had been allocated to Hull and 600,000 to the East Riding for clean-up and immediate repairs,[94] and 3.2million to Hull and 1.5million to the East Riding for further repairs to the region's estimated 101 schools suffering significant flood damage.[95]. it was fun, but scairy. MeganThe day we broke up from school was halarious. [75], By 21 July, flooded parts of Warwickshire included Alcester, Stratford-upon-Avon, Shipston on Stour and Water Orton. Areas affected by flooding during this period were as follows (see above for specific citations): Following the flooding in late June, the rescue effort was described by the Fire Brigades Union as the "biggest in peacetime Britain". On 20 July flooding occurred in many parts of Greater London. [4] The London Underground was severely disrupted and 25 stations were closed. Sir Michael published his interim report on 17 December 2007.[155]. [55][56] On 28 July, the body of a 19-year-old boy, reported missing seven days earlier, was recovered in Tewkesbury.[57][58][59]. Residents spent the night at a school after flash flooding made it impossible to get back to their homes. [52], By 24 July, an estimated 420,000 people were without drinking water, including most of the population of Gloucester, Cheltenham, and Tewkesbury. Sure we moaned about the weather but we ran in the ran and just took it for what it was and just had fun. The village of Collingham (near Wetherby) was particularly affected by the flooding and one house was looted. georgiaThe flooding in Tueksby was increadibly bad as I was there to Witness it, I was only 14 and was so scared. The summer of 2007 was one of the wettest on record. xx, Lauren Regan this page brings back memories and it still seens so real this page helped with my homework tho thanksx, SOPHIE.im doing a coursework essay on the floods in Gloucester, this page really help. Hull City Council was criticised for not insuring the city's libraries, schools and other public buildings. On 20 July, the M4 was closed after a landslide caused by flooding between Junctions 12 and 13 eastbound. Gloucestershire folk found unusual ways to cope with the flood crisis. On 20 July, flash floods affected the Vale of Glamorgan,[149] causing schools to be evacuated, roads to be closed, and boats used to rescue people from their homes in Barry. The following day the Castle Mead electricity sub-station was overwhelmed, cutting power to 48,000 people in Gloucester. Flood maps for other places near Tuffley. [142], On 26 June, properties were affected in Tintern on the River Wye in Monmouthshire. Six elderly women, including a 91-year-old, were stranded in their homes. On 26 June 2007 the New Road Ground, home to Worcestershire County Cricket Club, was flooded after the River Severn overtopped its banks, causing the next day's Twenty20 match against Warwickshire to be cancelled. [2] It was Britain's wettest MayJuly period since records began in 1776. In June, councillors in Hull claimed that the city was being forgotten and had the floods occurred in the Home Counties, help would have arrived much more quickly. Coors, Carlsberg, Scottish and Newcastle, Inbev and Greene King brewing companies offered 23 beer tankers to help supply drinking water. I need some details to do my Geography HW, jacob fewit was absoulutly horrible and terrible. READ MORE: Never before seen helicopter footage of flooded Gloucestershire from 2007. The Association of British Insurers has estimated the total bill for the June and July floods as 3billion. [82] On 17 July, Tenbury Wells in Worcestershire was flooded for the second time in three weeks after a thunderstorm caused flash flooding. the 2007 floods were the worst floods ive ever seen, i agree with beth, its no good sitting around waiting for people to help you, you could do something yourself, the government are trying their best to try to defend us from flash floods.it is stupid blaming the government for the weather !but it is not entirly down to them the victims of the flood could stop moaning and get on with it in stead of waiting around doing nothing, I personaly think it was do to global warming to be fare tally ho :D. Abandoned my car, waded 3 miles to my home, nightmare or what! [28] Trinity School was badly affected by the flooding as well due to Vodafone's HQ nearby. [84], By 23 July, parts of Worcestershire were under 6feet(2m) of water and the Army was brought in to help emergency services supply the inhabitants of Upton-upon-Severn which was cut off by floodwater.[28]. I witnessed the flood with my partner, i was shocked at the devastating nature of the floods. im doing a project and peice of corsework on the floods (Y) xx, Yo, The Floods Were Awful!I'm Just GLad I Only Had TO Cope With A Few days Of It Before I Went On Holiday!My Friend zooooozoooo It Was Her First Day Back ANd She Was TRapped In The FLoods! It's resulted in the setting up of a new system called Making Minutes Matter which will make it easier for busy people to do voluntary work as and when they have the time. One of the hardest hit regions was Gloucestershire, in southwest England. [44][45] Efforts to stop flooding at Walham substation succeeded;[46][47] the Castle Meads substation was repaired the next day. Case Studies. Births, marriages, deaths and civil partnerships. This led to localised flash flooding and prevented significant drying where earlier rains had fallen. Please stop driving also i think that there should be a non driving day,where people are not aloud to drive, it was realy anoying it took me 8 months to get into my home. The college at Pershore in Worcestershire reported 5.60 inches (142.2mm),[14] causing the Environment Agency to issue 16 further severe flood warnings. Bethany.CawthrowMadi is right! [62] Houses, including the Herefordshire home of Daily Mail writer Quentin Letts, were flooded by a torrent of water gushing from what had previously been only a small, unnamed brook north of Ross-on-Wye. On 20 July, another active frontal system moved across Southern England. Some of the residents blame Severn Trent Water for opening floodgates at Priors Lee balancing lake, however no such gates exist. . That's what summer is about. We will get more tankers in, we will get more bowsers in, we will get more regular filling of them, and at the same time, more bottled water will be provided."[53]. :D. JacobThis was a terriful flood and still people are being flooded shouldnt the government sort it out!!! Bowsers ran dry and surveys reported 3,966 houses had been flooded with 825 households 1,950 people having to leave their homes. By 21 July, Newbury and Maidenhead town centres were flooded, the shopping mall in Maidenhead was closed and parts of the Glade Festival were flooded. About 30 people went to the Kassam stadium shelter while another 250 decided to stay with family and friends. Posted. In this hour-long audio documentary, presented by Clare Parrack, flood victims and officials directly involved in dealing with the unfolding disaster reflect on the events of July 2007 and their aftermath. Most Longford postcodes are medium flood risk, with some low flood risk postcodes. We only need this if you want us to contact you and we won't keep it once we've replied. Later that evening, the Thames breached its banks at Henley. Rest centres were set up in Moreton-in-Marsh, Chipping Campden, Gloucester, Cheltenham and Tewkesbury for 2,000 people. The Environment Agency described the July floods as critical[9] and expected them to exceed the 1947 benchmark.[10]. My sympathy for those who suffered from the flooding. You are in: Gloucestershire > Floods > The day it rained forever. [99] On 23 June, flooding affected Middlesbrough. Two of four rail lines in South Croydon were closed by landslips. Even if your home is not directly at risk from flooding, we can all be affected by the consequences of an unexpected event. It was the worst natural disaster in the county's living memory, Never miss the latest local news again by signing up to our Daily Newsletter. this article would be more helpful to my school project if it had more statistics like how much it rained compared to average.but still quite helpful. A 14-year-old boy was swept away by the swollen River Sheaf,[102] a 68-year-old man died after attempting to cross a flooded road in Sheffield city centre,[103] and several cattle were washed away, found up to 3.5 miles (5.6km) across fields in some areas of cultivated land. To a lesser extent, areas of Leamington Spa and Warwick also experienced flooding. In the documentary flood victims share their feelings about the devastating emotional and practical consequences of seeing their homes ruined. [38], A 64-year-old man hit his head and died after trying to bail out his flooded home in Alston, Cumbria. AliceYeah i can remember this day, i was waiting ages for my bus in the rain..:(And when i got home my back garden was filled with water. Video of the flooding from the skies Slideshow of flood images Floods In July 2007. Your browser does not allow scripting so some of the features of this page may not work. an experince i wont forget either. Conservative leader David Cameron called for a public inquiry into the flooding after visiting Witney, the main town in his Oxfordshire constituency. A report by the Environment Agency in 2010 concluded that "the scale and seriousness of the summer 2007 floods were sufficient to classify them as a national disaster", and that the "total economic costs of the summer 2007 floods are estimated at about 3.2 billion in LucyThe riding stables I help at flooded. By 25 July, a number of low-lying parts adjacent to the river in Bedford and Luton were flooded[21][22] and one man drowned attempting to swim across the River Great Ouse in Bedford. [28] Emergency services continued repair work at the Mythe water-treatment works but Severn Trent Water estimated that water supplies would not be restored for at least 14 days. This page has been archived and is no longer updated. That's what summer is about. As surface water flooding is more difficult to predict, the different agencies involved may not be able to respond fast enough; it is better to be prepared for flooding in advance rather than trying to organise protection for your home when roads may already be impassable. [139] In North Wales, a man was rescued by fire services after he was stranded on a small island in the River Dee in Llangollen, Denbighshire. The village of Hampton Bishop, 3miles (5km) from the city of Hereford remains surrounded and flooded by water after the River Lugg burst its banks.