This was the scene of the floods in Rhyl today
( Rhyl is 5 miles west of Trelawnyd)
It is a notoriously poor town
I went into Rhyl tonight for my Samaritan shift
A local told me that over 400 people had to be evacuated
And that hundreds of bungalows in the town had been flooded
" over 35 £ of damage was caused" he added with a wry smile
That looks awful. I googled it and stumbled upon the Samaritan site.
ReplyDeleteWe are always safe
DeleteTrelawnyd is 600 feet above sea level
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Been thinking of you and your area all evening. Stay safe, the pictures are terrifying. Marilyn
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DeleteWhat is in the back ? a wave of water, a cloud ? This is awful. I hope everyone is OK.
ReplyDeleteYou have the rain we are having massive snow and ice storms from the mid west to the east coast.
We are lucky here in Tucson just some early rain a cold weather.
Drive safe
cheers, parsnip
It's a wave
DeleteAmazing eh?
A wave!? Good gracious!
DeletePoor Rhyl! Imagine if it was washed away. In terms of civilisation, it would be like losing Carthage or Rome.
ReplyDeleteOr Rhyl?
DeleteWhat a mess. Glad you are high and dry John.
ReplyDeleteA still and balmy 8C here today!
ReplyDeleteJane x
We saw photos of the sea wall at Blackpool being breached. Last time we were home we took the boys to Blackpool... you couldn't see the sea and the sea wall looked massive, it's hard to believe the tide was high enough to cover it.
ReplyDeleteI hope that no lives are lost and that the damages are kept to minimum.
Thank goodness Trelawnyd is away from the sea and that you and the animals are safe.
Helen
That looks terrible, I'm glad you and yours are at a safe elevation.
ReplyDeleteWasn't there a horrible flooding in Wales and England this past summer? I hope all can recover.
ReplyDeleteI saw the pictures on the Daily Mail, same tidal surge hitting parts of New Brighton and Liverpool.
ReplyDeleteThankful that you are far from those high tides, but I 'spect you still had those horrific winds ?
The weather is surely off the charts.
Be safe.
~Jo
Conditions like 1953...but this time people have had warning, thank goodness.
ReplyDeleteOh my. My heart goes out to all those affected.
ReplyDeleteOh, my. That's sad. You're so kind to help.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Janie
Why does it seem so often that those who can least afford disaster must live in the areas so prone to it ... we have local areas where the same thing happens. Very sad for those whose homes and lives have been affected. I hope long-term help is available where needed.
ReplyDeleteWe were thinking of you. That picture is terrifying!
ReplyDeleteGlad we are nowhere near the sea after having lived for a lot of time in my life in a terraced house on the coast which as below sea level with only had a tall seawall for protection.All we have now is a river water, which at least stays at ground level and is not flung at us from a wave! Sending blessings to you because I know that you will be concerned for all who have been affected.
ReplyDeleteI did think of you when I heard the news....and I'm glad you have your hilltop heaven to stay safe in.
ReplyDeleteThat's terrifying and makes me glad that I live so far inland. I would think the Samaritans will be busy over the next few weeks as the full effects of the floods are realised. Stay safe and take care.
ReplyDeleteInteresting that the news is only talking about the east coast. Take care.
ReplyDeleteMakes one wonder just what the weather is going to throw at us next, but it'll think of something. Really sorry for those affected. I suppose it's Job's comfort to say that at least it wasn't even worse, though who can tell that that time may not yet come? Glad that you and yours, at least, are safe.
ReplyDeleteBloody hell! I like the rather cruel joke, though.
ReplyDeleteMy god, that is a wave? Terrifying!!
ReplyDeletePoor sods. Liked your joke though they probably need a few weeks before they'd enjoy it too....x
ReplyDeleteGlad the Ark is safe on the hill. That wave in the back ground must have caused extra damage.
ReplyDeleteIt was very windy here, but only a few sticks and a small branch down. I cant imagine how utterly scary that must have been.
how awful!
ReplyDeleteI hope everyone there was safe and sound
ReplyDeleteSadly funny. (Too bad that € 35 might as well be a million to them.)
ReplyDeleteThat's an awesome photograph!
ReplyDeleteLet's hope people do not suffer too much, I know what is like to lose everything in a flood.
Those unfortunate people who lost everything!
ReplyDeleteThat 'local' must live on a the only hill in town to say something like that.
Floods, hurricanes and land loss are happening at an alarming rate....only those that have to endure this loss understand the aching feeling when all your life is swept away.
ReplyDeleteSo scary.
ReplyDeleteSo sorry to hear this, John. :-(
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear you are so far above sea level. ♥
Ah - dark Welsh humour at its best.
ReplyDeleteHave spent the past few days watching Hinterland on the computer - a show so bleak it makes Broadchurch look like a Busby Berkley sequence. Suspect Borth (a place once described as not so much a one horse town, but one that has a timeshare of a horseshoe) is under water, so they won't know what the improvements are yet.
We went for a walk along what should have been the prom at Llandudno last night, it may as well have been called the beach, there was all sorts washed up on there, stones, seaweed, rubbish, in fact everything that is normally IN the sea is now ON the prom!!
ReplyDeleteThe dogs were totally freaked at first!!