Flash flood victims have told how their lives have been affected in the aftermath and how they feel about the future
earlier this week that for urban areas “really sharp, heavy, intense rainfalls after this sort of weather, which overwhelms really any kind of draining system or anything that’s in place, becomes uncontrollable and it’s usually this vast event where people quickly flood”Oliver Bishop said flooding last summer at his Maida Vale home has created “a lot of stress”.
A new delivery had just arrived when the flood occurred and stock was not only damaged by the flood waters but also residual damp.Emergency crowdfunding helped cover some of the rest of the costs. Since the flooding, the shop has taken more precautions.There were already flood defences in place for the area, as Westbourne Grove is built along Westbourne River.And the business is “not confident” all responsible authorities have done enough to prevent a similar event in the future.
According to the Met Office, flash flooding occurs when rain falls so fast the ground or drainage systems cannot cope and water isn’t soaked up or drained away fast enough.was commissioned by water company Thames Water and the final report published last month. Another issue is the complex nature of responsibility: the Environment Agency, water and sewerage companies, local authorities and highways authorities all play a part as well as landowners.
A spokesperson said: “Our sewers have a finite capacity and are not designed to manage extreme rainfall, such as fell on the 12 and 25 July 2021.
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