Homes are almost totally under water as yet another storm batters Britain
4 years, 10 months ago

Homes are almost totally under water as yet another storm batters Britain

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Homes were left almost totally underwater as yet another storm battered Britain - and father-to-be Boris Johnson still has not visited a single victim. Pictured: a home in Snaith, East Yorkshire on Sunday Two rescue workers in Yorkshire try to salvage the remains of people's possessions after flood water devastated the area over the past few weeks East Riding of Yorkshire Council said water levels are generally dropping or remaining stable in Snaith, Gowdall, East Cowick and West Cowick, but are expected to remain high for several days Kitchen utensils and household goods in one house are stored on counters in a bid to avoid the devastating floods that have wrecked homes across the country The owner of this house attempts to protect furniture from flood damage as the waters rise to waist level in their property A home in East Cowick has been turned upside down after the River Aire burst its banks on Sunday following heavy rain The UK average for this February was 202.1mm, beating the previous record in 1990 of 193.4mm since records began in 1862. Pictured: a kitchen destroyed by the floods in Snaith, East Yorkshire One family in Snaith, East Yorkshire, desperately tries to hang on to every last one of their possessions by storing as much as they could on table tops East Riding of Yorkshire Council said water levels are generally dropping or remaining stable in Snaith, Gowdall, East Cowick and West Cowick, but are expected to remain high for several days, with disruption continuing for residents Flood-hit towns took another severe battering this weekend as February was declared the wettest on record, however it has now been 15 days since Boris hasn't visited flood victims. Pictured: George Street in Snaith, East Yorkshire People look out over flood water surrounding businesses near to a train crossing in Snaith, northern England on Sunday Men wade through water in a flooded house in the village of East Cowick, Yorkshire, after Storm Jorge battered the UK A garden is completely submerged with flood waters after Storm Jorge brought heavy rainstorms and 70mph winds A man rescues belongings from his father's home in East Cowick, as several properties are hit by flooding in the county 'While we are still very much in the response phase, the council has started planning for the recovery operation that will follow but that can only happen when the risk of further flooding subsides.' Pictured: Cars attempting to drive through the flood waters in Powys, Wales A man wades through water in a flooded house in the village of East Cowick, Yorkshire, after Storm Jorge continues to bring misery to large parts of the UK Humberside Fire and Rescue services rescued a resident and his dog from a home in Snaith, Yorkshire, as flooding continues after the River Aire bursts its banks Flooding at Ely Bridge in Cardiff after Storm Jorge brought heavy rain to Wales This NASA satellite image shows Storm Jorge bearing down on Great Britain and Ireland One lucky family has walked away unhurt - when a tree landed on their car.

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