Tewkesbury floods
Tewksbury floods in 2007
The area around Tewkesbury is frequently affected by flooding.
In general such flooding causes little damage to property as the town is surrounded by large areas of floodplain which restrict urban development and the ability for the town to spread.
However, extreme flooding events have caused damage to property and affected transport links, the most significant events occurring in 1947, 1960 and 2007.
Causes
Heavy rain on 20 July caused extensive flooding across the lower Severn catchment, and in many places river levels were the highest ever recorded. Across Tewkesbury, wit was recorded around 80-90mm of rain on 20 July, equivalent to almost two month’s rain in just one day.
Effects
Sewage and waterworks flooded so people had no water for up to 7 days.
3 people died, 2 died from petrol fumes whilst trying to pump water out of the rugby club, the other drowned.
350,000 around Gloucestershire had no water after Mythe Water Treatment centre was flooded.
The Army had its largest 'peace-time' operation in place to provide safe drinking water to Tewkesbury.
Tewkesbury Abbey was flooded.
Tourism has sufferred, potentially causing the town to lose millions.
Government has promised £2500 per business in the area to help finance renovations and flood repair.
During the flood, all the roads were inaccessible, essentially cutting the town off from the rest of the country. Parts of the town were under 1metre of water
.0Solutions and responses
Tewkesbury Borough Council worked to try to provide support to affected households and reduce the impact should the events of 2007 ever be repeated. Such a wide-ranging project has been broken down into a number of separate issues: Housing Recovery Drainage
The area around Tewkesbury is frequently affected by flooding.
In general such flooding causes little damage to property as the town is surrounded by large areas of floodplain which restrict urban development and the ability for the town to spread.
However, extreme flooding events have caused damage to property and affected transport links, the most significant events occurring in 1947, 1960 and 2007.
Causes
Heavy rain on 20 July caused extensive flooding across the lower Severn catchment, and in many places river levels were the highest ever recorded. Across Tewkesbury, wit was recorded around 80-90mm of rain on 20 July, equivalent to almost two month’s rain in just one day.
Effects
Sewage and waterworks flooded so people had no water for up to 7 days.
3 people died, 2 died from petrol fumes whilst trying to pump water out of the rugby club, the other drowned.
350,000 around Gloucestershire had no water after Mythe Water Treatment centre was flooded.
The Army had its largest 'peace-time' operation in place to provide safe drinking water to Tewkesbury.
Tewkesbury Abbey was flooded.
Tourism has sufferred, potentially causing the town to lose millions.
Government has promised £2500 per business in the area to help finance renovations and flood repair.
During the flood, all the roads were inaccessible, essentially cutting the town off from the rest of the country. Parts of the town were under 1metre of water
.0Solutions and responses
Tewkesbury Borough Council worked to try to provide support to affected households and reduce the impact should the events of 2007 ever be repeated. Such a wide-ranging project has been broken down into a number of separate issues: Housing Recovery Drainage