Flood In Tewkesbury
This horrific flood has caused a major problem for those living in Tewkesbury from houses being up to 2m high of water, to thousands being evacuated. Sadly thirteen people have lost their lives and hundreds are stranded.
On 22nd May water treatment works shut down because of imminent loss
The weather forecast from Yesterday. off supplies, this meant water usage doubled. Now 140,000 properties in Gloucestershire are without water and are having to use alternative water supplies like bottles of water, bowsers and tankers. Water supplies have been predicted to be fully restores by August.
Can you imagine walking into your home seeing everything floating your belongings ruined, well we spoke to Mrs Jones, of Trull road, to see how it felt;
‘When i walked into my home I couldn’t believe what …show more content…
That wasn’t just by luck it was by careful placement of their buildings, so maybe those who build in the floodplain need to think more carefully about where they choose to build.
Insurance companies are starting to deny flood claims to those living in Tewkesbury because the town is vulnerable to flooding. This is because its beside two sizeable rivers which cause it to have a very high flood risk. Ms Shepard has been with her insurance company for 23 years but her most recent flood claim has been rejected because she lives too close to a river. This is resulting in her worrying that she will never get cover again, but also it will make it even harder to sell her home in the future. But Ms Shepard is just one of many people worried about insurance.
This graph shows the rainfall from 2004 - 2007, as you can see the rainfall from May, June and July (2007) is abnormally high. This shows why rivers flooded because there was a lot of precipitation, causing the rivers to over flow and flood areas all over
On 22nd May water treatment works shut down because of imminent loss
The weather forecast from Yesterday. off supplies, this meant water usage doubled. Now 140,000 properties in Gloucestershire are without water and are having to use alternative water supplies like bottles of water, bowsers and tankers. Water supplies have been predicted to be fully restores by August.
Can you imagine walking into your home seeing everything floating your belongings ruined, well we spoke to Mrs Jones, of Trull road, to see how it felt;
‘When i walked into my home I couldn’t believe what …show more content…
That wasn’t just by luck it was by careful placement of their buildings, so maybe those who build in the floodplain need to think more carefully about where they choose to build.
Insurance companies are starting to deny flood claims to those living in Tewkesbury because the town is vulnerable to flooding. This is because its beside two sizeable rivers which cause it to have a very high flood risk. Ms Shepard has been with her insurance company for 23 years but her most recent flood claim has been rejected because she lives too close to a river. This is resulting in her worrying that she will never get cover again, but also it will make it even harder to sell her home in the future. But Ms Shepard is just one of many people worried about insurance.
This graph shows the rainfall from 2004 - 2007, as you can see the rainfall from May, June and July (2007) is abnormally high. This shows why rivers flooded because there was a lot of precipitation, causing the rivers to over flow and flood areas all over