Water, water everywhere

Once again, 3rd time this year, the larger of York's 2 rivers has decided to become an Amazon. The riverside walks are under water, Rowntree Park is flooded and homes have water only feet from their garden walls.
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[KoalaGardens🐨]

wow that is a lot of water!

[Jesika]

@koalagardens It is indeed, but 2 years ago the park, top left, was completely under water for weeks, the bench was covered, homes & businesses were evacuated by the search & rescue teams. ..
I'm not sure if it has peaked yet at 3.6 metres above normal, but we still have run off from the Dales to drain into the Ouse.
Thank you for commenting
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[Suzie Townsend]

Oh, I hope it is not damaged too badly.

[Jesika]

@stownsend Thanks, Suzie. I doubt there will have been much, if any, damage to property in this flood unlike that of Christmas 2015 which wasn't quite as deep - by about an inch - but was far more extensive.
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[Julienne Jones]

Oh dear! This year has thrown all sorts at us hasn't it

[Jesika]

@julienne1 It has indeed, but York's rivers burst their banks several times most years & this flood is by no means exceptional.
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[Michelle]

Wow, as said before - such a lot of water, our poor plants are certainly having a battle for survival this year.

[Jesika]

@bigmxx It's been bad, hasn't it? Some places far worse than York which is always well prepared.
We'll probably have a hose pipe ban in the summ er!
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[JoeV]

We had to deal with flooding last year, it looks to be a more normal this year.

[Jesika]

@joev The world seems to be in flood, fire or drought. This flood is normal for York.
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[Gayle]

Oh, no! Flooding can cause so much damage. We have flash floods quite often where I live in Texas. I'm happy to read in your comments that this flooding hasn't caused much damage.

[Jesika]

@gaylewood We've all seen footage of the devastation, injury and death floods can cause. Horrible, horrible sights and unbearable for those affected. 2 years ago we had one from which some businesses still haven't fully recovered, areas which normally are not affected were under deep water. This current episode is the third of 2018 and well contained by our flood measure, but still worrying for those who know they MAY be affected.
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[Hazel]

Very scary but makes a good shot.