Beverley residents' horror as flood waters breached Westwood wall
RESIDENTS in Willow Grove, Beverley, watched in horror as water from the Westwood breached the wall in front of their homes.
It looked like a repeat of the 2007 floods when many homes were filled with water and damage ran to many thousands of pounds.
The fire service was called – one of more than 30 calls it received about localised emergencies on Sunday afternoon as dykes flooded and roads were affected across the county. About 350,000 gallons of water were pumped away from Willow Grove into the main sewer system.
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Families at Willow Grove are looking forward to the installation of a retaining anti-flooding wall, probably in January.
Yorkshire Water has also just installed a £1m tank that can be used when the sewerage system cannot cope. It was not needed at the weekend and Yorkshire Water was able to advise fire crews they could pump flood water into the main sewer at North Bar.
The Willow Grove situation was among the more serious incidents attended by crews. The situation looked to be stabilising today (Monday).
Simon Anfield from Humberside Fire and Rescue Service said: "Although there is rain predicted tonight, it will be less than yesterday.
"Today we have an improved situation and river levels are dropping.
"Residents are urged to remain vigilant and if they suspect their home may be a risk of flooding to contact us."
• Latest updates on the flooding situation for Hull and East Yorkshire
Comments
by MOGRAT
Tuesday, November 27 2012, 5:39PM
“Keep building and concreting over everything = get more of the same”
by LordChez
Tuesday, November 27 2012, 4:07PM
“Good to see the old Beverley moat filled with water again, it should repel any invaders from the west.”
by mavericka
Tuesday, November 27 2012, 2:35PM
“you dont know how lucky you are not to have got the water in your houses as i did in 2007”
by AstynomiaKats
Tuesday, November 27 2012, 2:20PM
“PeeScooper - its the usual suspect who doesn't like critism of councils or organisations. Just a bit of PR nonsence, very obvious and sad.”
by PeeScooper
Tuesday, November 27 2012, 10:10AM
“How odd. All Green arrows yesterday, in fact up until midnight last night..now -10 red arrows.
Methinks someone is messing about.”
by Bucky
Tuesday, November 27 2012, 7:49AM
“They spend all this money on willow grove area when my area floods on the swine moor estate , houses round here have been flooded twice they do hardly anything to help us in fact we are left to drown its same old story POSTCODES. Sue”
by Posativus
Tuesday, November 27 2012, 7:11AM
“I think you will find the tank will work when the works have finished. The initial works were delayed by those who objected to the works”
by AstynomiaKats
Monday, November 26 2012, 6:55PM
“So they spend £1 million on a tank they don't use yet spend a fortune on Firemen and equipment to pump the water round the corner. Who didn't think of putting a pipe into the sewer in the first place?”
by PeeScooper
Monday, November 26 2012, 1:14PM
“Why wasn't the new tank used? I can't think of it being much worse!!!”