How is it in your area ? We have had lots of floods in the North West of NI but thankfully around Belfast we missed the heavy rain.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Went up to see my dad on Sunday to take him some petrol and some food... He lives near Morecombe. Although his village hasn't flooded most places around it had which made it difficult to get to his.... took me nearly 3 hrs to complete a journey that only normally takes 45 mins. Had to go old school aswell and use a map as my sat nav was trying to get me to drive up the flooded roads!

 

Was crazy up there, he had no electricity for 4 days but I feel so sorry for all those that have lost their houses it must be awful. :ohmy:

Went up to see my dad on Sunday to take him some petrol and some food... He lives near Morecombe. Although his village hasn't flooded most places around it had which made it difficult to get to his.... took me nearly 3 hrs to complete a journey that only normally takes 45 mins. Had to go old school aswell and use a map as my sat nav was trying to get me to drive up the flooded roads!

 

Was crazy up there, he had no electricity for 4 days but I feel so sorry for all those that have lost their houses it must be awful. :ohmy:

 

Its bad in places mate and well done in taking the time to help out your Dad. We have one death here were a poor guy drove into a flooded road and got out of his car but was drowned. These floods and extreme weather is happening more often now.

Not to start a debate here but it's been discovered that globally, extreme weather conditions are becoming LESS frequent in recent years rather than more. Where flooding is concerned the biggest factors are actually ground water run off, due to roads and concrete expansion, development of flood plains, water meadows and other natural flood water sinks and as silly as it might sound river straightening and channeling. Not that any of this is of any comfort to those affected. It also should be born in mind that similar issues occurred in the south west not too long ago, whilst the "they wouldn't let it happen down south moment get all vocal"