One Year Ago....in Rawcliffe, north of York

We weren't posting photos over the Christmas period a year ago, although our cameras were busy, so we missed sharing with you the serious flooding in York that started on 26th December 2015.

The floods began in a small way, with this minor road covered by water from a little beck which flows into the River Ouse. Water didn't enter any of the houses, which are on a small rise from the beck, although the residents had difficulty leaving their homes.

At this stage the floods seemed relatively minor, but worse was to come in other parts of the city in the days that followed........

Ian

[gloria jones]

This shot tells a story of overwhelming amounts of water that can flood and destroy. The homeowners were fortunate.

[bruni]

It must've stopped just in time. Rain here as well which will wash away the last snow.

[Babs]

Oh dear this must have been so scary for the owners of the houses.

[julia]

I remember seeing it on the news .. very lucky the houses are on a bit of a rise.. though pretty scary..

[Peter Dulis]

Wow - glad it's not this year

[Judith Johnson]

Yes I remember it well. I understand that some people are still not back in their houses yet?

[Janet]

I'm just relieved you're not suffering the same this Christmas.

[Tony]

An impressive image to capture the extent of the flood.

[Bob]

I recall that there were numerous floods in the UK and US last year.

[Margo Sayer]

Thank you for posting this, Ian. It made me stop and recognise how fortunate I am to have not yet exprienced this type of heartbreak. It's so easy to 'forget' and/or 'ignore' when we're not suffering from the desolation, discomfort and distress that accompany flooding...and other natural disasters.

[Dione Giorgio]

The houses are too dangerously close to the water for comfort. Well captured.

[bkb in the city]

Great look back

[Fisher Family]

@seattlite @bruni @onewing @julzmaioro @pdulis @busylady @janturnbull @tonydebont @bobhuegel @s4sayer @sangwann @bkbinthecity

Thank you all for your lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated.

The floods shown here were as bad as it got in this part of York, fortunately for the residents here, although much worse was to happen in other parts of the city.

Ian

[Richard Sayer]

Thanks for sharing this with us Ian - so glad that things are better this year. And congratulations on your first one-thousand 365 photos!

[Lynne Hart]

This looks a little too close for comfort for those who live in these properties. Good shot.

[Fisher Family]

@vignouse

Thank you Richard - onward towards the next thousand!

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@lhart

Thank you Lynne - the residents here were fortunate on this occasion, but during the record floods of 2000 quite a few houses in this area (including those shown here) were flooded,

Ian