Storm Ciara last weekend and then storm Dennis this weekend was just too much for the rivers to cope with. Over this weekend we had a months rain in 48 hours, and the River Taff flooded on the 16th at about 04.00 am with the levels nearly 4 m higher than usual.
Taffs Well park and bowling green.
Fire crews rescuing the people living near the river.
In the afternoon I took a ride from home along the trail, which is elevated, to the next village, Nantgarw. They had suffered worse than Taffs Well as the river had burst its bank and many houses were flooded. Roads into the village were closed.
However despite road closures someone got through.
On a walk around the village this Monday morning the water levels had dropped dramatically and the park was almost empty but its the aftermath of cleaning up all the mud and getting the houses fit to live in that will take a long time.
Always feel for those who get flooded by a rarity.
ReplyDeleteMany are used to floods, they buy houses by rivers.
Others are shocked by it.
The houses never get over it, insurance claims take time, things destroyed.
I hope you are well out of it.
We're further back from the river and slightly higher. The clearing up and sorting claims out must be a nightmare.
DeleteOh my, floods, and fires....they hit every country. How unfortunate, but you captured it so well with your photos. Glad you are safe.
ReplyDeleteThanks Wanda. We're all ok, but there are many who are not so fortunate. Your home is your castle and to have that breached is devastating.
DeleteHI Dave, it's awful! Flooding does so much damage, once the water is gone the real work begins when it gets into a home it takes months to get things back to livable again. And most home owners insurance does not cover floods...you have to buy a separate policy for that! Glad your home was not affected.
ReplyDeleteIts a terrible mess Sondra, there is so much mud left behind. If your insurance does cover the damage then I bet it wont next year and the way things are going with the climate these disasters will re occur. But there is a good village community spirit helping people out.
DeleteThought I'd check to see if all is ok with you Dave, glad the flooding doesn't seem to have affected you directly, but how awful for those it has. I've seen it all on the news and so on and it has been pretty dramatic and devastating to say the least.
ReplyDeleteAs you mention, insurance is going to be a big issue in the future unfortunately, but right now the mess must be horrendous. Cleaning it all up isn't going to be small job at all - there's going to be a big impact on so many lives unfortunately.
Thanks for checking Mick. Yes were were lucky and as you say the cleaning up the mess is awful. There is so much mud everywhere, on the roads and trails and the have all that in your home and on your possessions must be soul destroying. When you see carpets and furniture piled up outside the houses it hits home. It will also take time for the small businesses to recover and get back on their feet, lets just hope they do. Fortunately this area doesn't usually flood and the last time it happened was about 60 years ago. The river just couldn't cope with the combination of two storms in a row and that huge amount of rain.
DeletePleased that all is ok with you Dave. It must be awful for the people who have had their homes ruined by these recent storms/floods. As you say the cleaning up can be a very long job and the fear of it happening again must really affect peace of mind on into the future.
ReplyDeleteThanks Trevor. You must have had a battering too. We have put off going anywhere in the van until at least the storms have gone as normal wind and rain isnt a problem.
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