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........
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.
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.
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
December 29th, 2016
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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
Thank you Richard - onward towards the next thousand!
Ian
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