A nurse has criticised the emergency response after his city was hit by flooding as Storm Antoni swept the UK.
Paul Jones-King stated that is the second time in three years that Loftus in North Yorkshire has been flooded – and this time, his house was affected.
The 47-year-old added he was “angry” and “really frustrated” – and claimed the city’s drainage system is unable to deal with heavy rainfall.
“I just want to cry to be honest with you,” Mr Jones-King stated.
“I’m a nurse, I finished a night shift, was sat having a cup of coffee before I was due to go to bed, and literally within 10 minutes your house is flooding.”
He estimated that about 20 properties in Loftus are affected – and claimed Redcar and Cleveland Council’s response had been poor as there was “no support”.
“Delivering sandbags seven hours after an event is just a complete waste of time for everybody,” he stated.
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While the Met Office says Storm Antoni is lastly “clearing away from the UK”, Mr Jones-King stated his village is “stuck in limbo” because it took a number of months to get well from flooding that occurred three years in the past.
“Everyone is just arguing among themselves, no one has done anything, and we’ve flooded again,” he added.
A spokesman for the Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council stated: “The council responded immediately when called out to the need for help and a crew was deployed to the scene by early morning. Further crews were mobilised throughout the morning as the scale of the flooding became apparent.”
He stated crews had been on the scene all day, including: “This work included making roads safe to use, clearing gulleys to allow the water to run away and providing help to residents to protect their homes.”
Efforts to restore harm attributable to Storm Antoni is about to proceed for a number of days in Loftus.
This was the primary named storm of the season – bringing gusts of as much as 78mph and 43mm of rainfall – half of what is sometimes seen in the entire of August.
Fallen timber blocked 100 miles of railway between Exeter and Penzance.
A hazard to life alert was issued that lined southwestern areas of England and Wales, the place extreme street and rail disruption was reported. Those warnings have now been lifted.
The Met Office says Sunday will begin with a mix of sunshine and showers.
But hotter climate might be felt within the coming week, with temperatures climbing to the mid-20s by Thursday.
Met Office meteorologist Simon Partridge stated higher situations may additionally be on the way in which within the second half of August.
Source: information.sky.com”