UK flooding: towns underwater as temperatures set to plummet

The rain has mostly stopped, but the flood risk isn't over yet - especially for parts of the Midlands, Lincolnshire and the River Thames, where flooding is expected until Monday. And now temperatures are plummeting, prompting a yellow cold weather alert for England through to Friday.
Almost every river is at exceptionally high levels after days of heavy rain, which have flooded more than 1,800 properties

[@johncastle2013]

Don’t build on flood plains. Don’t defund the environment department. Don’t cutdowns old growth forests.

[@braxxian]

We have the same problem down here in Australia. People build on floodplains then complain when the get flooded out. Then it’s all the governments fault or climate change’s fault. No it’s YOUR fault because you built where you shouldn’t have. The old farmers know full well these paddocks flood every 20 years or so.

[@carolmiles7474]

Building on flood planes ,They must hate us .

[@lolcatjunior]

The problem isn't floodplains, its that climate change is causing heavier rains and high delevoped countries use too much concrete.

[@maggieadams8600]

Stop building on flood plains, and paving over gardens, concreting over green fields to build luxury houses, chopping down trees left, right, and centre, road building, among many other things.

[@nopretribrapture2318]

totally agree !

[@lingth]

You are asking them to stop being humans, cos that what humans have been doing.

[@CarsandCats]

This is the correct answer! NOT blaming the Bogeyman "Climate Change".

[@harryboy3305]

None of these people moan living by a river the rest of the time. if they are not happy move

[@alansmith4748]

@@CarsandCats The 2 things aren't mutually exclusive

[@andypdq]

When I was in school , back in the1970s, my wise Geography teacher, Mr Alf Lovatt said to always buy a house half way up a hill, buy one at the top, you'll get blown out of bed, buy one at the bottom, you'll get washed out of bed. Simple, sage advice...

[@harrydebastardeharris987]

Certainly was,the house my late mother left me is halfway up a hill.

[@cyberlizardcouk]

i'm pretty sure we could reduce the flooding if we dredged more rivers and built more and more common flood plains, as well as stopping building on those and areas prone to flooding.

[@cjyoung7372]

No we need to increase taxes and raise levies

[@MrYossarianuk]

Dredging the rivers in the latest climate breakdown denial... The amount of rain we now often get no drainage systems can cope with and no amount of dreging would matter

[@straightouttacornwall]

@@MrYossarianuk Some of the uk rivers are half the depth they used to be because they haven't been dredged in donkey years. Like everything in UK there is no proactive thought just reactive.

[@thomassmith4678]

In 2024, our planet enters a 12,000-year cosmic cycle. Since then natural disasters and cataclysms will intensify and occur much more often. You can learn analytics and forecasts of climate disasters for the coming years, and ways to solve the problem here: "Global Crisis. The Responsibility"

[@tracysmith245]

@@thomassmith4678 going to get colder

[@mrmeldrew693]

Every drain I walk past in my local area is blocked. The big field on the edge of town they have a plan to put 120 houses on is always partially underwater when it rains heavily......

[@jimjoelliejack]

Not only is every drain blocked,all our river are not being actively managed, the EA are too scared to do anything to them because the environmentalists won’t allow them to, as a matter of fact the environmentalists run the pathetic EA.

[@Devenus20211]

Refreshing to hear such wise opinions when constantly inundated with the kind of NPC Brexiteering drivel that one is surrounded with these days. From my interactions with most people I concede that we are now truly living in the matrix. It is common sense and basic knowledge that ripping up fields and disturbing the environment has a dire effect on places, it can forever destroy the character of entire towns and cities!

[@HitchcockTheSnail]

We contacted the MP in Bexhill about the drains around our coastline because all the residents know the pipes used to be cleared of pebbles and detritus fairly regularly which kept our houses safe and all the ghastly MP said was for us to contact the Environmental Agency who promptly told us it was a council issue so directed us back to the MP. One simple upkeep measure to clear the drains now-and-again would save the beautiful old houses alongside the park (which floods more and more because there'a an ancient stream that's been built over it [history of Britain]) but no, instead water rises up multiple times a year now and seeps into the air bricks. Obviously not as bad as those whose front doors have been breached but it won't be long. One simple little job and it would mitigate the ongoing damage being done due to the govt.'s ineptitude and negligence.

[@beccastell6439]

MPs don't tend to have to live in mouldy housing, do they? Some years ago we took a place - cheap, family needed us near etc. Turned out landlord had simply painted over mould. It damn near killed me because I already have a rare condition that takes a lot of managing. My constant ill health meant the neighbours assumed I was malingering 😢 and sadly my family have very exacting standards in that regard so I was disinherited. So much for that... we didn't even flood and it has turned out lives inside out.

[@HitchcockTheSnail]

Honestly, I've been looking at rentals up in Carlisle and they've all been freshly painted but I can smell damp and mould. You can see permeating marks and black mould around the windows. Beautiful old properties that need to be lived and loved rather than simply another property in a landlord's portfolio. Everything is being sucked dry for profit. So many houses are damp and mould has serious health implications. About 10 years ago I started hearing about serious mould issues in the US. We've now got the same issue due to serious govt greed. So sorry to hear you've experienced the rough side of it. Thinking of you in this moment @@beccastell6439 🤍

[@pindars5506]

This so-called MP....for Bexhill-on-Sea and Battle....is one of the most ineffective representatives ever in the Sussex region. We are so hoping he WILL NOT be re-elected❗️❗️

[@allancrotch2953]

Who would have thought buying a house next to a river could be a problem?

[@user-yt2vd9gz8y]

Al Gore gas got one by the seafront after his b/s on the world being underwater in a few years😆

[@sinceresong9907]

Not worth the risk for exactly this reason

[@nothereandthereanywhere]

If the houses were fine for the last 100 years, how come they aren't fine to be there any more?

[@borderlands6606]

@@nothereandthereanywhere They have always flooded. Two of the worst four floods on the River Trent were only 23 years apart, in 1852 and 1875. It was almost certainly worse previously, as the Trent has changed its course owing to flooding. John Kettley the weatherman was asked if this was the wettest Christmas period on record. He said no, 2016 was wetter. People have short memories.

[@allancrotch2953]

You think thats the first time ?@@nothereandthereanywhere

[@gamingtonight1526]

This is happening in Germany too. In the UK and Germany, many farms have been flooded, so expect higher food prices this summer.

[@markroyds23]

Lol what's new? They put the prices up anywya. This is just a reason to try and justify it

[@bassetdad437]

And shortages?

[@wilfamos7314]

I blame the Tories.

[@catherina2611]

Been quite a bit of flooding in Australia also and more on it's way however being Summer, it's not so awful being ankle deep in water. So much for the predicted El Niño Summer we were supposed to have.

[@thomassmith4678]

From the end of 2024, the number and scale of natural disasters will increase multiple times. The reason for this is entering the cosmic cycle of 12000 years. If we don't take action now, in 5-7 years it will be impossible to live on the planet. And not later than 2036 there will be a catastrophe, which will turn the Earth into a second Mars. We still have a chance to save the planet and our own lives. The analytical report and ways to solve the problem are voiced here: "Global Crisis. The Responsibility" (online forum).

[@EffMTee]

First 3 secs: What are we seeing here then? "It's a flood mate"

[@sassythesasquatch4425]

Only oxford? The floods are across the England.

[@TMWT]

Oxford is just more relevant

[@user-nw3xc2tk6y]

Yeah but this is where a lot of MPs own houses, so now it appears they're the most in need for the next flood defence spending.

[@julianaylor4351]

Being used as an example.

[@sassythesasquatch4425]

@@user-nw3xc2tk6y spelt pocket money wrong :) we all know both or all parties are bunch of crooks and corrupt

[@suecharnock9369]

in my area the council is trying to so hard to stop developers from building on the flood plains. The developers just go to the government and win over the council. So who then foots the bill for the flooding that causes? Not the developers and certainly not government!!. Planning needs to be overhauled. Developers should not be given free reign and should be made to build infrastructure like schools and doctors surgeries before a single house is built.

[@HitchcockTheSnail]

& both Labour & the Tories are both promising looser planning regulations as they begin their run-up to elections. They pretend they're announcing it to us the voting public but really it's an ad to the corporate lobbyists and the banks that will be eyeing up how much profit can be made on the loans they lend. The country will be paying off the interest on the loans needed for decades all while the new builds rot under shoddy planning and the insurance companies have a field day :-(

[@JustTakeAMoment]

Developers are already forced to hand over free money to the council for infrastructure, pay over ten times the cost of the land to farmers when land use changes and now you want developers to build free infrastructure on top. I bet you're the same person that complains about house prices being too high and your offspring not being able to get on the property ladder. You started well enough. It's the building inspectorate you need to target, they are the people that eventually pass developments that have been rejected by councils, but have overturned the decision.

[@eddieharris6004]

The lady living in the beautiful home next to the river says "It is so unpredictable"......no it's not!, rivers flood. Don't buy a property next to any river even if there is no previous history of flooding.

[@pyewackett5]

The river aspect would've cost more to buy. Photos of summer dayz by a slow moving waterway. Outside furniture & bbq 🌺🌸🌻 Now such people have to cope with the ups 'n downs of being privileged to live on such a site

[@RickPeake01]

Being forced out of your homes.. endless nights of worry and no sleep... terrible really.. very sorry for you all.

[@leftin74]

Yer be happy , you could be in Palestine

[@HitchcockTheSnail]

There is room to care for both @@leftin74 🙏

[@marksimons8861]

I have always considered it foolhardy to build housing on a floodplain. On a hill or a slope for me!

[@fairyheli2]

A slope you say? That's great until there's a landslide

[@HuplesCat]

Land can slip in excessive rain

[@johnkennedy8363]

I live in Switzerland and they have separate ducts for sewage and rain water. All rain water from roofs and roads are channelled away from housing areas and as far as I know: the sewers never overflow, which seem to be a recurring problem in Britain. Obviously our rivers also burst their banks and flood homes, but we don’t seem to have the pollution problems from overflowing sewers.

[@jayswonkeydonkey]

Yup! 👍🏼 our pluming was built by the Victorian’s ! So it’s long over due a renewal project!

[@user-xl8on7sf8o]

​@@jayswonkeydonkeyagree but profits are more important

[@skavengerr]

I just witnessed a situation in Switzerland where the rising water level in a lake flooded the city from below. Most buildings had their basements flooded and water started rising slowly under most buildings that were close to the lake. This was combined with heavy rain which also affected the sewage system. The UK has much bigger cities and much bigger problems and older infrastructure and funding problems. Switzerland on the other had is smaller and more reactive. 20 years, or so, ago Switzerland was devastated by a major flood which led to strict actions by the federal authorities to develop very detailed hazard maps which served as the basis for flood prevention through digging and early alarm systems, and a whole set of measures. When the authorities predict a flood in Switzerland they send publicly funded teams and hire private contractors to examine and control all canals and tunnels and pipes ( nodal sections) days before the expected flood and during the flood, they also investigate potential pollution and contamination. Switzerland is small and very interconnected by a vast natural network of underground water systems therefore contamination can be devastating for agriculture, energy sector and other key sectors. More than 60% of energy is produced using water. When contamination is detected, for example the recent cases of the Canton of ticino in Switzerland, then the entire population is warned by SMS or Apps etc.. This is quite common.

[@handsfree1000]

The regulations in uk also require rainwater to be separate from foul water

[@Trund27]

Terrifying. I hate floods.

[@godsucks6391]

It's ok to build flood defences but why not create more flood plains, raise the road levels were they know it floods why wait till it's too late to start doing stuff if they would of sorted this before it wouldn't be an issue

[@kenhickford6581]

'MONEY'!

[@markkieran1004]

Geography created the flood plains!

[@user-nw3xc2tk6y]

Because there are no easy or 'affordable' solutions and no one builds a flood defence until it's already flooded so they know where it's needed. There's no money for guesstimations and predictions.

[@auldfouter8661]

Well there's the NHS to fund , more pensioners to support, the hangover from the covid spending , last year's splurge on mitigating the energy costs ( of absolutely everyone ) and the investment needed to decarbonise the electricity supply not to mention the biggest problem that is heating homes and buildings. We need more defence spending and to upgrade the internet connections of about half the country plus the railways need a ton of investment. Claiming it's straightforward is wrong.

[@sabinabirnie3761]

@@kenhickford6581Exactly, money from greedy county councils to allow developers to build on flood plains. I experienced terrible flooding in my Town in Gloucestershire in 2007 and this issue was bought up along with the fact that ‘cost cutting measures’ included the Council not clearing drains and dredging ditches and river beds frequently. The result was utterly devastating and finally cost far more than they ever saved. My heart goes out to anyone who experiences flooding, it’s the most frightening and helpless feeling.

[@markg6953]

too many people and too much concrete and tarmac .Not enough river meanders ,trees or beavers. Oh ,and the government wants you to build on flood planes,and believe me there will be plenty of punters for a house with a river view.pathetic

[@beaulieuc8910]

people love buying houses and having businesses on flood plains

[@chriswhrtn]

no offence to sarah but who builds a house in the uk next to a river

[@Energyflash1979]

The only upside is that these floods tend to directly affect Tory strongholds

[@shirley8155]

Hahaa. No doubt action willb taken. If they get in next election

[@Energyflash1979]

@@shirley8155 certainly not because many Tory voters can't explain why they're so loyal in the first place

[@harrydebastardeharris987]

There’s a country that has lived with water management and Dam Infrastructure just a few miles across the Channel in Holland. Why not ask them ?

[@cecilezell2436]

The rivers are full of sewage, hope that doesn't complicate things

[@az..0N3]

With this amount of extra water, why is Thames Water rates more higher than gas & electric 🤔

[@Wrtp.]

Instead of sending millions of pounds to every country in the world why can’t our government help our own citizens.

[@jillybe1873]

Or as well as. This government doesn't give a toss

[@rebelfighter5249]

Gee, it's almost like our govts r more interested in investing in the Great Reset - aka the NWO - than they are caring about their citizens.

[@perrycoffey5410]

Yoy sound exactly like an american lol we are in the same exact boat

[@hmq9052]

0:44 For now a pump is keeping the water from Sarah's back door

[@carolramsey6287]

All due to rising sea levels and not building houses on flood plains to cope with our massively increasing population, diverting natural drainage etc.

[@thepatriot4076]

Or maybe the sewers and plumbing are as old as your monarchs 😂😂😂 little island of peasants still blaming everyone but themselves

[@user-xl8on7sf8o]

Rising sea levels in the uk??? Flooding the Midlands???. The climate is changing. Always has always will. Unfortunately we do not have any models to predict from.

[@Ghengiskhansmum]

It's actually to fill the pockets of corrupted officials.

[@user-ol6rd7pl5t]

The Tories have said they will announce a recovery plan as soon as they've worked out a way of personally financially benefiting from it, until then you're on your own.

[@briantyler689]

This is happening because Incompetent councils do not have the drains cleared regularly. Blocked Drains lead to flooding. But with that many councils hiring diverse people with no job skills what do you expect.

[@IMBlakeley]

Not so much incompetence but an effect of 13 years of tory budget slashing.

[@HitchcockTheSnail]

It goes back to Blair's balkanisation of Parliament, I'm afraid. Thatcher may have sold off our industry but the Neoliberals-Neocons she birthed sold off govt departments left, right and centre to out-sourced management agencies which has lead to no accountability in our country's governance - the local MPs say it's the Environmental Agency's job and the EA says it under the council's control to divvy up the spending correctly so that these infrastructural jobs can be maintained @@IMBlakeley

[@stuontwo677]

@@IMBlakeley This

[@kenhickford6581]

Now, lemme see if I've got this right! The atmosphere holds 12 trillion Tons of water at any given time..(Look it up,...I did),......Right? Eventually, as the Globe is always trying to reach an impossible equilibrium from the the Suns heat output, eventually, that 12 Trillion Tons is going to precipitate some of that 12 Trillion Tons. The only question is, when and where?

[@larryfroot]

The investment in new infrastructure is going to be massive. But also rewooding higher ground, reintroducting beavers and many more smaller scale changes need to be introduced.

[@Elfizi-Padang]

Indeed the investment in infrastructure will be massive. As it’s already been ignored for decades

[@larryfroot]

@@Elfizi-Padang I cannot imagine a species more fixated on the short term than humanity.

[@HitchcockTheSnail]

Animals, by nature, focus on the here-and-now to survive. We humans are the animal who focuses the most on a future possibility so your statement isn't valid @@larryfroot

[@report-all-potholes-and-ro2712]

Beavers are a menace.

[@user-xl8on7sf8o]

Beavers constantly flood areas building dams. And like other animals do become quite urban

[@davelocktalk]

It's nice to buy a house next to a river, but not when we're getting more severe weather year after year after year.

[@braxxian]

You clearly don’t understand long term weather patterns. Despite all the hysteria from MSM this has all happened countless times before.

[@ciararespect4296]

Going to freeze now 😢

[@braxxian]

It Al and Greta told us cold weather was a thing of the past, that the world is boiling😉

[@ciararespect4296]

@@braxxian yeah Greta should be happy that Sweden is warming up a bit 😂

[@systemfan1007]

Hot - climate change Cold - climate change Dry - climate change Wet - climate change

[@fluffycolt5608]

I think the theme is, extreme weather events.

[@jackthehacker05]

if you add 'extremely' in front of all those words, i believe you have the explanation you might be looking for

[@gamingtonight1526]

Just weather right? Obviously, no climate change, right?!

[@killerrabbit2693]

Yes. Climate change is about extreme weather. Catch up.

[@petersmith6974]

👍🏻

[@wontbelongnow5567]

This lady in Oxford lives near a river whatsoever you expect. Man has always built near rivers and always flooded for hundreds of years .

[@edc1569]

We have no control over the whole planet, we have to accept cimate change and invest in schemes to alleviate the consequences.

[@mckenziehellenann]

Nothing will stop Mother Nature no matter what we do..

[@tonypeters4029]

Kingswood Shopping Center in Bristol 2:54

[@jjboyd01]

did talk tv volunteer to help with the barriers?

[@Skewjack1971]

If you choose to live on a flood plain what do you expect when it rains

[@DamiensTrainsandTravels]

Maybe if the water companies did better job on drains etc. and houses not built on flood plains and trees not cut down might help.

[@scottmcneil1150]

good luck. tory government and global warming ! no chance

[@faradaycool4058]

Brits deserve much better than the current incompetent gov. Take care, from Singapore

[@FourDollaRacing]

Or, maybe they don't. Maybe, they were picking the low-hanging fruit, and trying to get rich, quick. 🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♀️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♀️🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♀️

[@suepem]

Weren't we supposed to get phone warnings?

[@trs4u]

"Emergency Alerts is a UK government service that will warn you if there’s a danger to life nearby." I assume we're not yet at "danger to life"?

[@trs4u]

www.gov.uk/alerts Sorry for double-reply, sometimes yt drops comments with URLs in

[@royblackburn1163]

What preparations have people made apart from parking their cars in the water?

[@tootSweet66]

1:55 those properties behind the presenter are new!!!! Don't look more than 10 years old. What do people expect?? Why was the company that built the properties given permission by the Council Planning Department to build there??

[@user-nw3xc2tk6y]

Of course there is, a lot of MPs have houses there! I'm not without sympathy of course, and I know it's been bad and stretched far and wide, but if you live by the river you always live with this risk.

[@josephhetherington7318]

When was the last time anyone saw a drain cleaner. We used to see them regularly Also when concrete takes over from grass etc. this sort of thing happens

[@aerotus888]

How about don't buy a house in a flood plain

[@icarusandtherabbit]

“A pump is keeping the waters away from Sarah’s back door!” Oo-Errr Vicar!

[@Paul512]

😂

[@robertbellwood46]

Dredge the rivers, and what you take out in the process could be used to raise the flood banks.

[@stevewiles7132]

And what if that river floods?

[@Stuark54]

We’re off to a good start of the year!

[@ageoflove1980]

Perspective from Holland: "And here we have a fence stopping the water..." aawww that's so cute.

[@Fido-vm9zi]

I sure hope that water recedes before temps drop!

[@PhillCurtis]

Channel 4 should help with miss information. It seems everyone in the comments has a different cause of the floods. Clearly the Facebook articles some are reading as "news" are filling their minds with miss information

[@betrousaltaweel]

That’s York in the thumbnail (Lowther and Kings Arms pubs by the river Ouse)

[@bronxcartel6193]

0:40 awe bless you darling stay strong and dry! 🙏

[@FrostekFerenczy]

> temperatures set to plummet It's been the warmest January I can ever recall.

[@Ispeakthetruth121]

Under water?

[@semperf1dude]

Live beside a river and you have to accept that you're at risk of flooding, same true of living on the coast

[@ec3076]

Good thing Euroland is bringing in all these civil engineers that will help sort this. 😅

[@FilthyManouver]

the biblical times of noah comes to mind hope people are safe and housed for the time being

[@kenhickford6581]

A question I would ask is:- Have these areas ever been flooded before?....Or is this the first time?.........................................Anyone?

[@killerrabbit2693]

Daft question. The entire world has been underwater at some stage. What are you aiming to achieve?

[@noelfleming3567]

I'm sure some of these places must have seen some kind of flooding but small rivers and drainage channels are not being cleaned so there is another problem 😮😮

[@killerrabbit2693]

@@noelfleming3567 You think this level of flooding is because of DRAINAGE? How big do you think drains are...?

[@killerrabbit2693]

@@noelfleming3567 Do you understand how much water it takes to flood up to this level lol

[@kenhickford6581]

I was hoping someone would give a definitive answer, but, like yourself, I feel sure they have in the past!@@noelfleming3567

[@renarich4942]

Sewage coming up o dear

[@stuartmoncrieff764]

Flood defences might buy a bit of time, but it won't prevent the effects of climate change in the long term. Its sad for those who have properties in problem areas now. Make sure you're assessing the climate risk when buying your next home - the environment protection agency provides a flood risk assessment.

[@stuart3878]

I'm sure we could reduce the flooding if we gave the experts in the Netherlands to provide us with a solution. However, that would be an admission of defeat. In the meantime, our sticking plaster solution will have to do.

[@FourDollaRacing]

Plant rice, in the meantime.... 🤗

[@2rslvl126]

Wasn't the talk on the news a few years ago about how they've been buildings on 'flood plains'. Changed the natural aqueducts/rivers that whind and bend back and fourth to more straight lines and cut down on bushes, trees and just plants in general that would normally grow near to the waters edges? They realized that nature had it this way for a very good reason. It lessens the chances of floods. As there is more soil and plant life to soak up water. Flood plains are also natures way of dispersing excesses of water. It's lower ground near water-sources. IF cottages, or entire towns are going to be built there then they should be built smartly. In a way that allows flood waters to be able to be collected through an underground reservoir and or by manufacturing raised foundations - which wouldn't be fool-proof either, but it could help.

[@Maerahn]

"Get your wellies on, Reporter Person, we need you to talk to camera while wading through flood waters." "Why?" "Oh y'know, just in case the viewers don't quite understand what 'flooded' means..."

[@edc1569]

Sad to see so many local authorities letting down their tax payers.

[@johncastle2013]

Sad to see central government unfunding the local government.

[@keefrazak]

all part of the plan hapless human

[@mickp222]

We have suffered with floods, It is the fault of the Governments and water companies. You are unable to get them to anything.

[@calejj2069]

... move?

[@AH-fm7rj]

Who could imagine in UK it can even rain MORE.

[@r8chlletters]

Walking through sewage what unique journalism 😂

[@tommybalfe951]

You don't see the local councils cleaning the drains well not until there block and by then the roads are flooded

[@PsyOps404]

It’s amazing how the average citizen knows more about preventing floods than our unelected politicians and council heads seem to

[@lwgg742]

Facts. This is why everyone's vegan. It's the only way to wake up politicians these days. I do wonder where politicians get their degrees given they're all so incredibly ignorant about simple science.

[@mickee8025]

Climate change is not to blame for flooding. The Environment Agency and their lack of maintenance of rivers and waterways is largely to blame along with planners allowing developments on flood plains. Speak to anyone involved in agriculture about it and they will tell you how a lack of dredging and ditch cleaning to save a few furry animals has led to humans suffering instead

[@user-yt2vd9gz8y]

So right

[@WiggyB]

You are aware that an event can have multiple contributory factors? Planing, dredging, ditch cleaning AND climate change.

[@brianbadonde9039]

@WiggyB How many boosters are you on? Because you’ll believe anything won’t you.

[@django3422]

​@@brianbadonde9039Oh, the irony...

[@thomassmith4678]

From the end of 2024, the number and scale of natural disasters will increase multiple times. The reason for this is entering the cosmic cycle of 12000 years. If we don't take action now, in 5-7 years it will be impossible to live on the planet. And not later than 2036 there will be a catastrophe, which will turn the Earth into a second Mars. We still have a chance to save the planet and our own lives. The analytical report and ways to solve the problem are voiced here: "Global Crisis. The Responsibility" (online forum).

[@stevedakin7543]

In Derby, the problem has just been moved downstream ,you stop it flooding upstream its got to go somewhere, so downstream gets flooding 🙄

[@bethanp3453]

Hope all that water doesn't freeze if snow is due.

[@Indomitablespirit108]

Where's Camilla and the ladies, it's a new World get some sand bags, chop some wood, bring some food!

[@markmartinbattle5318]

there are plans ,ha ha ha ha means nothing...

[@gunsumwong3948]

If you put a drainage engineer in charge he would unblock the drains, dredge the river and lay bigger drains. That cost money! However if you make an environmental engineer in charge he can blame it on climate change and flooding is part of natural we must live with.

[@HitchcockTheSnail]

We're on the Sussex coast and we've tried for years to get the MP to keep clearing the shingle from the drains which we residents realised had stopped years ago but had been done regularly to mitigate leep tides and heavy rain but the idiot in charge simply told us to go to the EA who turned around and sent it's us back to the council. No one has any accountability. Thatcher sold off Britain's industry and Blair balkanised Parliament resulting in a system that is corrupt to the core :-/

[@JasonGilmour]

Ive two ditches near me ive slowly dug them out 3 yrs running no floods it works and stop putting grass cutting in rivers and ditches at the bottom of yr gardens

[@mattspike9799]

They are not long suffering - the houses behind you are new !

[@LKSimonTsang]

Wishing to skate at my backyard

[@muhammad-bin-american]

British Petroleum (BP) HQ in London is not under water. All is well.

[@glitternicky8358]

I am soooo sorry

[@AttenBot]

all them brand new motorhomes distroyed

[@michaelmattern8188]

Did she say, needs investment from government. HA HA HA HA. Good luck with that then.

[@viewerabundzu6887]

keep spaces green, leave flood plains alone and stop clearing trees and hedges.

[@arkonc]

"You don't know about water. It's so unpredictable." Proceeds to live right next to a river... Meanwhile I live half a kilometer uphill from a river and have never had any issues...

[@HuplesCat]

… yet 😂

[@harrish6]

No mention of concreted flood planes and rivers not dredged. Climate is always naturally changing.

[@beaulieuc8910]

there have been more heavy rains more than usual

[@itsmeagain7825]

​@@beaulieuc8910not really.

[@cicada3301dash]

hmmmn it`s amazing people like you enjoy digging a hole and stick ur head in it and say ` there is no tornado ` that is easy to do but facing the truth is really hard iknow hon bt u can do it

[@cicada3301dash]

yes it is @@itsmeagain7825

[@killerrabbit2693]

Anything in your kind about the predictions of extreme weather for decades...? Now that it happens in front of our eyes, it's time to blame anything else.

[@emmabrooker166]

Stop paving over and astroturfing gardens!

[@user-sg8qk2pi6e]

oh for flood's sake

[@bojack3827]

Don't live so close to a river next time

[@user-ow3xu3go1g]

Some places get all the rain or snow others dried out, worldwide, another place hit with extremity, day after day, this year, it's all happening as the Bible says.

[@Christinebanks11]

no one in the uk believes in the bible . They all lost their way .

[@braxxian]

People who build on rivers complaining that the river floods from time to time….guess what, rivers do that.

[@pauloakes5718]

Stand pipes by July.Laughable how much of this could have been intelligently avoided?🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@nicholassutton9192]

Terribly sorry for this lady, but, really, is this the best example of flooding that Channel 4 could find?. They traveled as far north as Oxford to find someone who is “almost in flood”. ….. . Whilst the rest of the UK, that’s further North (to be clear), where people are actually under water, get a few second of drone footage! Unbelievable! The average rainfall in the Uk has decreased since 2000. So , where has the water come from?. It must be magic. It is obvious that it isn’t running away. Regular dredging was stopped years ago. Anyone remember the plan to allow the Somerset Levels go back to the sea, dredging equipment sold off, etc, etc ? And flood defences?. Well, Bewdley (in Worcestershire) is one of the hardest hit. It had substantial flood defences constructed some years ago, but, only on one side of the river. The population were told that it wasn’t “cost effective “ to build on both sides…..so the water goes ?…..

Looking forward to the summer hosepipe ban.

[@DjWellDressedMan]

2024: The UK is the ONLY country in the World with a Completely Private WATER network = Might that play into the Endless Floods?

[@misterfunnybones]

My luxury yacht loves water. The tender garage has motorized & non motorized toys. The AC keeps things comfortable. The water is desalinated & cleaned. I don't care about the cost of diesel. Ahh, the luxuries of ridiculous wealth.

[@report-all-potholes-and-ro2712]

People ask how my Aston Martin does in floodwater, I just point to my chauffeur,

[@misterfunnybones]

@@report-all-potholes-and-ro2712 do you, by chance, have any Grey Poupon?