More Bad Weather to Torment Britain

News comes over the past week for communities in the south east of England after detrimental flooding during Christmas and the New Year. In spite of the recent break from rain threatening cities, in towns and villages across England water is continuing to drain into rivers, namely the Thames, making it increasingly likely that more floods are yet to come.

This has come after weeks of terror for residents of the UK. Commencing the 5^th of December, extremely high tides caused tidal surges and rivers to burst their banks. The enhancement caused by the strength and direction of the wind led to the Environment agency issuing 41 severe flood warnings and 125 flood warnings. Flights and trains were cancelled, children were sent home from school (including Boston High School students), electricity lines were cut off and residents were forced to evacuate their homes. On a most serious note, two people were killed that day. Britain continued to by battered in the run up to Christmas, thousands having their plans ruined by cancelled flights and trains, power cuts and flooding of homes. Due to the cancelled transport tempers were frayed with a 31-year old makeup artist who stated “I am fuming and absolutely desperate – there has been no information at all and we can't make alternative plans.”

Several thousand homes in the south east lost power due to the weather and were expected to be without power for Christmas day. This was certainly a year that would be remembered for all the wrong reasons. With more bad weather expected to torment Britain, residents are bracing themselves after the death toll of the floods has increased since the 5^th of December, and are preparing for the worst.

By Jenny Brown,

year 12