Flood warnings after heavy rain hits the UK

[@keironstoneman6938]

Councils: Clear the bloody drains!

[@Azureecosse]

half the drains are collapsed deep underground my good friend is a civil engineer he has told me many times that if the public knew the state of the infrastructure beneath their feet they would demand a refund on their council tax for the last ten years the simple answer is new homes are being build but the inadequate drainage systems are not being improved or maintained to cope with the extra demand, roads and pathways speed up the flooding the street drains are overwhelmed by the sudden surge of water from the run off and the system does not have the capacity to cope so drains back up and overflow and some collapse because the pressure washes them out, not helped at this time of the year by leaves falling from the trees and adding to the clog, local councils allow private developers to build housing estates they only build the drainage systems for the estate out with that zone the developers don't care. I live on an avenue flanked with Oak and Ash trees the leaves cover the street like snow, the council don't bother their backside to clean it up until someone complains or it floods, last winter our residents association grouped together to clean up our own street we swept up the leaves and bagged them at the end of the street we informed the council to uplift it, we have not had any floods this year thankfully, unfortunately we are all on our own because the council say they are cash strapped yet the councillors always manage to pay themselves handsome bonuses..

[@gamingtonight1526]

1 month's of rain in 8 hours, the cleanest drains in the world couldn't handle that!

[@AdRo1984]

​@@AzureecosseAlleluia!

[@jasonallen6081]

The land has been changed to drain quickly. We are often overwhelmed by water now. There is nowhere for it to go.

[@kenwilliams7597]

Always check for flood risk when buying a house.

[@fuzzilu]

They're building on flood plains now 😢 no common sense. Rivers need more dredging, and new drainage installed.

[@YllaStar95970]

Legally expires after only 20 years.

[@ArianneAvalon]

Especially a new build built on a flood plain.

[@LONDONiNVESTORTiPS]

Yeah true also check what covered for on insurance policy

[@ianlloyd-ri5cg]

@@kenwilliams7597 and make sure your road is adopted.

[@spursgirl5]

What do they expect. They build on flood plains, taken away the gutters in the road, don't clear drains and they've taken out hedges and ditches etc.

[@tentringer4065]

A month's rain in 24 hours.

[@andyfung99]

@@tentringer4065 Oh dear!

[@Kiyoone]

and them blame on climate change

[@tentringer4065]

@@Kiyoone record rainfall is directly linked to global warming.

[@julianhodgson1961]

@@tentringer4065ok looking at the slightly bigger picture - this wonderful planet of ours has about a 10 billion year life span before the sun blows it and everything else to smithereens - we are at about the halfway stage at the 5 billion year mark - I’m pretty sure in that time the temperature has fluctuated quite a lot on its own accord without any input from us horrible humans.

[@RD-vf6nx]

So stupid reporting standing in water for dramatic effect.

[@weepz]

💯

[@stevendavis2122]

The reporters will be wearing a snorkel next 😩

[@goldieandblackie]

Don't forget to add in the Black angle to balance standing in water.

[@akadare1]

for years that's what I have seen reporters do, stand in water for exactly that reason. Stupid or not its effective

[@ralphperez4360]

Agreed. Im from Florida. That’s a big No No for multiple health and safety reasons

[@wirplit]

So many of the houses shown are new. A crime to allow houses to be built without special flood defences on flood plains

[@OP-AGRI]

yea so true and the reason flooding has got worse is because there using flood plains to build houses and warehouses giving the water no where to go

[@Elbufeira-wh6li]

They build houses in places where rain usually floods , councils happy to hand big house builders contracts without much research

[@BlatentlyFakeName]

They must know about it because no one has been allowed to build anything on flood plains in the past. But either they are corrupt or don't care...

[@hillbillymal9351]

If the drainage was cleaned out and maintained this wouldn't be happening,

[@JohnJones-cp4wh]

EU rules, innit.

[@hgv1883]

Rubbish

[@RogerMellie-yk3gw]

It would. It's the amount of rain, not blocked drains

[@goldieandblackie]

Some newish houses built on a flood plain by any chance!

[@50sense50]

Billions sent to foreign countries for climate aid yet our infrastructure is dismal

[@RubenWalsh-iv5ik]

Here we go again....

[@matthewbaker2573]

we did spend several hundred years robbing them - which is the only reason we have this life here, and they don't

[@davestar4718]

I didnt rob anything pal​@@matthewbaker2573

[@parthn-musicforwork4789]

@@matthewbaker2573what life? lol

[@RegimentalVideos]

@@matthewbaker2573 Bro, never apologise for winning

[@mikerider58]

No drainage. No Council Maintenance. Media are very tight lipped about Drainage or lack of it.

[@lindamills9412]

I have lived hear for 20yrs and I have only seen the drains cleaned out twice..????? ?

[@stevendavis2122]

It’s just an idea, but, have the authorities tried cleaning the drains😬

[@roncatton7101]

We knpw that answer!

[@hgv1883]

It's more than just cleaning a drain

[@stevendavis2122]

@@hgv1883 Enlighten me.

[@alistairbeveridge2753]

@@hgv1883. That’s true, it’s dredging canals and waterways that are silted , it’s replacing/ renewing infrastructure that’s crumbling, the skills and technology required simply aren’t there, the victorians faced similar problems back in the day , they managed somehow to work around the problems, but they weren’t trying to push a climate change agenda back then, the people today just accept it , there’s nothing we can do at this point , I suppose it’s devolution in our species 🤷‍♂️🤜🤛 .

[@Mazza-wl6ct]

Blocked drains are very much a part of the flooding ...where I live the drains haven't been cleaned for months...so the water lays on top and spreads across the roads it's scary I have water inches away from my front door and the rain is bashing down in torrents again 😢

[@suidelikeson21]

Clear the bloody drains! What does my council tax pay for?!

[@tentringer4065]

A month's raining in 24 hours. Extreme weather events are unpredictable and, sadly, will be one more frequent.

[@ianlloyd-ri5cg]

Exactly standard dont build for such down pours.​@@tentringer4065

[@jasonlightbody5356]

All your taxes pay for illegal imagrints and I think rishys mates are still getting quite a bit too.

[@raalaa121]

I saw residents with shovels removing leaves from the drains on their roads ... where's the council ? what are we paying council tax for ?

[@NicholasVoniatis]

Totally agree - The other question is, will the council take responsibilities for their failures? I think we all know the answer to that, because they're about as trustworthy as a labour MP

[@icc64]

For stupid projects and wasting huge millions 😢

[@Itsonlymeee1]

In 20 years living in my home, I have never seen a road sweeper come down my street. Never seen a drain cleaning lorry, never seen any maintenance at all. It’s just poor preparation by councils. It always rains heavy end of summer/autumn

[@Elbufeira-wh6li]

Lmao they have the reporter stood in the water 😂😂

[@olavofernandes7286]

Bwhahaha 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jimjiminy5836]

What?

[@fnma21]

Drama 😂😂

[@NicholasVoniatis]

They did that to style it, in order to alleviate the responsibility from the local councils

[@icc64]

More pay 😉🙃

[@ewilliams-x7v]

Bedfordshire & Milton Keynes councils keep allowing big developers to build on flood planes !!! So its happening more and more often A421 closed massive floods

[@unknownunknown2576]

If the rain was expected to be so heavy then why didnt they do something before?

[@stephanielloyd4053]

I laugh at the fools who have just bought a new house near my village in an area that floods every year! Stop building on our flood plains! Clear the drains!

[@Sticksitincrazy]

Same thing here, there is a stretch of road next to a stream and flood plain that gets cut off in every direction due to flooding every single year, stream hasn't been dredged in 20 years because the council says the floodplain it passes through is a wildlife habitat and won't touch it for environmental reasons, what they have done however is add 2 new build sites for new housing, the latest one is directly on top of the section that gets flooded the worst. The new houses built a few years ago on the other side of this floodplain were also under water last year.

[@hasnainy]

How awful for the new buyers! Scam Britain

[@LindenButters]

The silted up rivers are also in need of deepening, ditches need reinstating and canals and drains dredging. I also think clogged up drains pose a weakness, though wonder if they are not so much blocked as suffering from backflow.

[@michaelkelly9545]

8 billion for illegals though

[@roncatton7101]

Well they 'are' used to water!

[@michaelkelly9545]

@@roncatton7101 only in the water 10 mins before the French take them to British waters. Pitty the French can’t take them back to their land for safety. That would be foolish of them

[@polly6336]

Not surprising, it was absolutely pishing it down all night in London. Surprised we're not flooded here. Last time that happened, damage to properties meant that water supply was turned off for dozens of households for days. Hope the clean up is relatively straight forward for those affected.

[@daddydayne]

It seriously happens EVERY SINGLE YEAR!!!!! how many times do these people think we forget lol 😂

[@RichardGray-p3u]

I blame Starmer two tier weather 💔🇬🇧

[@soniaclarke1171]

Was it really necessary for her to stand in the water????

[@susancerezo401]

wWhy worry about details like that

[@cobrasvenom1954]

I live in Leighton buzzard a lot of the new houses have been built on the flood plain only a fool would buy one there

[@fuzzilu]

They did the same in Milton Keynes too, built on floodplains.

[@BlatentlyFakeName]

Yep same in Bedford. They have built over the north side of the River Ouse where it curves around between the North tip of Kempston and the A6, which is a huge flood plain. And why nothing has been built on it, ever. It has already flooded twice since they built them. The council knew it but they approved them anyway. Absolute morons (or more likely, corrupt). It floods on the south side as well, but the much older estate on the Kempston side is uphill.

[@BlatentlyFakeName]

Same on that area between the A6 and North side of the Ouse near Bedford. They have flooded at least twice since they were built, the first time was only a couple of years after they went up. Whoever allowed construction there needs investigating.

[@lightintheshadows2023]

How long before Meghan is blamed 😂

[@Spencerlayne]

😂😂😂

[@christopherbentley7289]

If there are enough 'name-able' storms this time around she might be if the 'M' is Meghan.

[@paullane1950]

Nah...Putin.

[@JoyceLiwonde]

😂😂

[@lynnfern2116]

Unfortunately, this is frequently the result of building on flood plains...

[@lindsaysmith7825]

Read Dickens - nothing new about torrential rain in UK

[@robertskolimowski7049]

Kudos to the rescuers🙏

[@MeowYin74]

Think the most stupid reporting I've seen like that is on the BBC. Reporter in wellies past his knees, on a dry road " well, there's no flooding yet"

[@AkramSaeed-qr7td]

﴿فَإِنَّ لِلَّذينَ ظَلَموا ذَنوبًا مِثلَ ذَنوبِ أَصحابِهِم فَلا يَستَعجِلونِ﴾

[@Storminateacup85]

EV could be wonderful in these flooded areas? One thing is they wouldn’t burst into flames. 😂😂😂

[@joshuakampamba9061]

Oh God 🙏 it is Zambia 🇿🇲 that needs that rain. Our dams have ran out of water and we don't have electric power here

[@roncatton7101]

Didn't even realize summer had been?

[@Cody-zd2ye]

The. CAr submerged because drainage maintenance has not been carried out none of this needs to be happening.last year an elderly couple drowned in their car under a bridge in Liverpool instead of fixing the drain ie unblocking they closed the road. I bet there are engineers screaming solutions at the screens.its so sad and unnecessary

[@fuzzilu]

What's really sad is 4,500 yes ago a very ancient city had a flood device to divert waters to their crops. 4,500 years ago !!!! Another Indian village had ruts in the town that diverted the water, been like it for centuries. Modern drainage was installed, the town flooded 😅 maintenance and good engineering is key.

[@jackspring7709]

Oh no! It's going to rain. In Autumn. In Britain. Oh, the humanity!

[@JTV84]

even the cows got their feet wet. crazy times!

[@brianfreeman8290]

Just keep building housing estates and shopping malls.

[@petercampbell8694]

If your insurance says your not covered by flooding means the area is prone to flooding....then move! 🧐

[@martinc3918]

Who's going to buy your house if they can't get flood insurance?

[@grandaddyoe1434]

@@martinc3918 A mug ?

[@petercampbell8694]

@@martinc3918 then don’t buy a house in a flood-prone area 🧐

[@martinc3918]

@@petercampbell8694 The house may not have been in a flood prone area when it was originally purchased. The property may have been subject to surface water flooding which until very recently has not been modelled.

[@armada63..youknow...51]

Surprised the government aren't taxing on flooding..

[@Zolohasyoutube]

Councils: Here we go again.

[@berserkirclaws107]

😂😂😂 She don't NEED to stand there in the water, in the next images 1:43 we can clearly see a pavement an a grassy area. So stop taking us for a fool and report facts. What next your reporters will sit in a puddle and pretend it's the apocalypse!

[@icc64]

😂😂😂 maybe

[@s.thomas6251]

😂

[@lookwaticando909]

The end is near

[@tokity851]

[@Nathan-be6gg]

Let’s hope so….

[@wildandbarefoot]

Traditionally it's "nigh" .

[@NcboreasVapes]

Piss poor drainage systems. What are we paying a council tax for?

[@ianlloyd-ri5cg]

It's no way the council tax for the country would pay for a drainage network through out the country to withstand that storm.

[@icc64]

For stupid projects and works that never end 😢

[@Patricia-sw3ek]

Here in Scotland we’ve had a week of beautiful sunshine 🌞

[@denisepurcell4031]

Good to hear, I have good friends travelling around Scotland 😊

[@KaterinaCe]

I’d suggest looking up into El Niño event, that has huge effect on weather globally, not many people know. Currently Colombian people have terrible drought and their water supply is rationed.

[@chasrand5913]

Same is happening all over the World. Floods in the USA, also in parts of Japan.

[@greasby1golf871]

"Can't park there mate"

[@PTSuperSte]

It will be the leaves 🍁 from last year still blocking all the drains!

[@angelaharnett6437]

But no other countries come to support the UK . But we’re the first place other countries come to for financial or any support come to that

[@melissasmithfe9096]

Vern Trace

[@TheJunedale]

Building on flood plains. Not a good idea.

[@kevine7414]

Saw a postie there - typical Royal Mail sending postman out in crazy weather, storms, floods and heatwaves then pretending to care about Health & Safety!

[@tahu1349]

Well at least we don't have locus, disease or famine. . But honestly 4 inches is nothing in most parts of the world

[@ChristopherIOM]

Don’t build on flood planes 🤯 It’s as ridiculous as taken the hottest day of the year temperature from an exhaust in the dead centre of a city

[@ronaldwhitby3632]

All new builds,there must have history of flooding in these area's

[@GraceDutton-w4n]

Omg it is bad

[@catherinetester8365]

I've lived in several of the towns mentioned in this video. My heart goes out to all those poor people having their homes flood. I would rather my house burned down than flood. I now live in the desert in another country. I lived in that area for 38 years and this never happened. Poor planning and management of remediation.

[@Tan92lfc]

Britain is like travelling back in time to 1940s

[@MORRIS-n5x]

Looks like she is about to burst into tears.

[@LONDONiNVESTORTiPS]

Starmer’s though for not protecting Britain

[@joshuakampamba9061]

Sorry to all those that have lost property due to these floods... I know the experience

[@lindaarthur8385]

What are we being fair about? Why do people start a sentence with "to be fair"?

[@ianlloyd-ri5cg]

To be fair, I'm unsure?

[@stephenhollings1676]

stamer will tax us on the water

[@kirkroberts3795]

This is nothing of which is to come

[@Matt-nj8we]

I agree but people are too oblivious or lack the iq to understand. Many don't care because it has no interference with their life, but one day it will. I just hope it's not too late before we realise.

[@lordveteran9126]

It's great seeing all that privatisation and investment paying off.....oh ...wait....🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@please-wake-up-now]

Man, it’s wild how weather can just flip the script so fast! 🌧️ It's like we need a rain dance to bring back some sunshine. And yeah, those drains really need a wake-up call, lol! 😂 Stay safe everyone! 🌊

[@FlyOz-b7b]

Give it 15 Minutes and the water must be gone due to council s15 min city ordinance

[@Altair885]

Drains have little to do with this problem, water can't flow up hill. It's the housing developers and planning authorities that are the problem letting these building practises continue!

[@lanialost1320]

Those nails...those flailing hand gestures...unwatchable.

[@bluedragonfly5]

Are clouds being seeded? There seems to be flooding nearly worldwide.

[@paski5113]

One way to deal with this problem is to send money to Ukraine

[@edwarda5584]

😂😂

[@Veran1337]

Every yeah it rains and every year places like this flood! So…why do people act surprised or think its unavoidable! Seriously at this point sue the council! Its their job to ensure the drains are sufficient, and they should be liable for any damage to private properties!

[@BlackGriffin195]

Why does the reporter stand in the water looking stupid. Is it to portray empathy. MSM just gets worse.

[@andrewsmith3344]

Shouldn't have been built on the flood plain!

[@roncatton7101]

Need to start building my Ark..put it off long enough now i reckon!

[@Lee-wv8vn]

It's Starmers fault ( probably)

[@realvoicever]

What ever happens in the UK, the FM promised £3B every year to Ukraine until the war ends. So let’s all swim here in this mess.

[@anthonysanchez8954]

Same old story the water company's should do something about it ASAP they are useless here in england

[@MeecleDurrant-uy5eb]

The flooding is terrible,i wonder if that new moor passing through the solar system affect the climate not many people know there was a foreign moon in the system.

[@graphdatascientist]

who will cover the cost?? not me

[@UltraPerception]

Alot of ground water here going untapped. Not enough education on the method of making use of it

[@JP-sm4cs]

Ground water? This is surface water bud and it's mixed with sewerage now.

[@younuslakhani6200]

Amazon rain forest

[@MarkB-33]

Chemtrails are not real. Just like "safe and effective" I think.

[@NoWindNoSunNoPower]

Splendid tin foil hat.

[@LindenButters]

I think the water table is up and this impacts on drainage.

[@ingodwetrustdellaware-inc8322]

POOR UK 🇬🇧 THE LEAST ISSUES UK HAVE IS THESE LITTLE RAIN 🌧 🙄

[@zebbieloo7409]

Weather modifications

[@carolined5923]

This is the type of flooding we see in developing countries, India comes to mind. This is the UK many councils are not maintaining areas saving money, they should all be sacked for neglecting their duties.

[@steventhomas8514]

Oh no we lay nice waterproof tarmac and concrete massive areas of lovely absorbent fields,build houses on flood plains and be all surprised when it floods, cut all the trees and bushes down increasing chance of floods as the water is then flowing too fast to soak into the ground. The dams are too full of sediment build up so they can’t store as much water before having to discharge it.

[@xkillmaster932]

Not HAARP, though! 😂😂😂

[@sandraoneill4431]

Mainly new houses built on flood planes

[@MrGillystar]

Hope I don't need to get the big umbrella out

[@soulstep967]

We have floods like every year. What’s been done. Well we got bike lanes. Cool.

[@SJG-nr8uj]

Building on flood plains?

[@krystianratka5721]

3 days Rain problem

[@krystianratka5721]

England is concrete

[@zebbieloo7409]

Defund councils

[@makaveliddon]

More beavers around the country perhaps?

[@filipbaginski638]

I totally agree, but they keep shaving these

[@matthewbaker2573]

we can transport oil across countries, why can't we do it with water? i get there would be a massive expense, but how much would it save long term? could pump it to the driest parts of africa to store in reservoirs and take percentage of food growth

[@AkramSaeed-qr7td]

Allah’s punishment for the disbelievers is not far…

[@stopthewefscam]

Let it rain 🌧

[@fleur2571]

UK supporting wars bring good weather & better ecology