-
Major incident declared in South Wales
Starting a dedicated thread.
Hoping all affected by the flooding along the Taff from Ponty down into Cardiff are safe.
Pontypridd town centre under water, and homes along the river flooded.
Upper Boat area and Nantgarw have houses and properties flooded and water levels to car roof level.
Evacuations and flooding in Cardiff as well as the rain continues to fall.
-
Re: Major incident declared in South Wales
Just been looking at the Taff trail videos, a regular route of ours into town, its an awful situation for many
-
Re: Major incident declared in South Wales
Lady I know in taffs well has had her basement flooded , her dads in hospital with a bleed on the brain and her mother is sectioned under the mental health act , it's safe to say shes stressed out
-
Re: Major incident declared in South Wales
And a lot of that run off is heading down the Bay.
-
Re: Major incident declared in South Wales
We seem to be hit by floods every year now and all the destruction that follows. Thank goodness our politicians are talking about the important things like building a bridge from Northern Ireland to Scotland that probably can't ever be built and our new Secretary of State covering the environment described environmental protection laws as “spirit crushing”...
-
Re: Major incident declared in South Wales
Quote:
Originally Posted by
IanD
And a lot of that run off is heading down the Bay.
When I opened my curtains this morning the river was running into the bay at force ( full of debris ) .
I live in Prospect Place which is quite far along the bay .
I have lived here of and on for 6 years and never seen water running this far into the bay
-
Re: Major incident declared in South Wales
Just imagine the flood defences that could be built (in England) with the HS2 money
-
Re: Major incident declared in South Wales
Quote:
Originally Posted by
PontBlue
Just imagine the flood defences that could be built (in the south of England) with the HS2 money
fixed it for you
-
Re: Major incident declared in South Wales
Anyone remember the floods of 1979?
I see from today's photos that Hailey Park tennis courts are flooded, however, I can remember back in '79 only the very tops of the fence surounding the courts could be seen. The floodwater came all the way up to the Cow & Snuffers pub.
-
Re: Major incident declared in South Wales
Quote:
Originally Posted by
delmbox
fixed it for you
You could probably correct that again to south east!
-
Re: Major incident declared in South Wales
Council just cleared the culvert behind my house which was overflowing
2 men from council with 20 on lookers taking photos for effin facebook likes
There are people marking themselves as 'safe' on facebook.
Pictures of Berw Road with at least 30-40 people taking selfies
Bunch of effin idiots all of them
Social media has a lot to answer for - its made a whole new dumb and affected generation
-
Re: Major incident declared in South Wales
Sympathies to all......I always made a point of living in a house on a hill....even in Aberdare...
#
Got to say though a beautiful weekend here in the Dordogne.......clear skies....sitting on the terrace in shirtsleeves with a bottle of wine...
-
Re: Major incident declared in South Wales
Ok no environmentalist but when we been building on flood plains and run off areas for years it’s hardly surprising there’s no where else for the water to go too.
-
Re: Major incident declared in South Wales
-
Re: Major incident declared in South Wales
I remember decades ago....like late sixties....I worked for Midland bank as it was then....the Pontypridd branch basement got flooded and all the ledgers - in INK - got destroyed......after that they had to be written in BIRO!!!
-
Re: Major incident declared in South Wales
The Taff has dropped by about a metre around Hailey Park in Llandaff North since lunch time. Now just 3 metres above its normal level. 😲
-
Re: Major incident declared in South Wales
Quote:
Originally Posted by
SLUDGE FACTORY
Lady I know in taffs well has had her basement flooded , her dads in hospital with a bleed on the brain and her mother is sectioned under the mental health act , it's safe to say shes stressed out
Oh that's dreadful.
-
Re: Major incident declared in South Wales
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Maurice Swan
I remember decades ago....like late sixties....I worked for Midland bank as it was then....the Pontypridd branch basement got flooded and all the ledgers - in INK - got destroyed......after that they had to be written in BIRO!!!
I used to work in Barclays in Pontypridd, in 1972/3 and one of my jobs, along with a colleague, was to go in to the basement and take everything above a 4ft level in case of flooding every time there was a flood warning. The rest of the time I juts wandered around with a piece of paper in my hand looking busy!
-
Re: Major incident declared in South Wales
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Jimmy the Jock
When I opened my curtains this morning the river was running into the bay at force ( full of debris ) .
I live in Prospect Place which is quite far along the bay .
I have lived here of and on for 6 years and never seen water running this far into the bay
There was a high (10.31m) tide today which peaked just before the worst of the flood water arrived. Hopefully more water going out of the barrage than going in.
Across the road from where I live, groundworks have started for 40 new houses half of which will be on a flood plain....guess what? Someone is going to have fun selling those when they are finished. "Lovely water feature" included in the price.
-
Re: Major incident declared in South Wales
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Rock_Flock_of_Five
Anyone remember the floods of 1979?
I see from today's photos that Hailey Park tennis courts are flooded, however, I can remember back in '79 only the very tops of the fence surounding the courts could be seen. The floodwater came all the way up to the Cow & Snuffers pub.
Yes a lot has been done since those floods
-
Re: Major incident declared in South Wales
Quote:
Originally Posted by
cardiff55
I used to work in Barclays in Pontypridd, in 1972/3 and one of my jobs, along with a colleague, was to go in to the basement and take everything above a 4ft level in case of flooding every time there was a flood warning. The rest of the time I juts wandered around with a piece of paper in my hand looking busy!
Were there more floods than bank robberies back in the day 😀 ??
-
Re: Major incident declared in South Wales
Quote:
Originally Posted by
cardiff55
I used to work in Barclays in Pontypridd, in 1972/3 and one of my jobs, along with a colleague, was to go in to the basement and take everything above a 4ft level in case of flooding every time there was a flood warning. The rest of the time I juts wandered around with a piece of paper in my hand looking busy!
If the wonky bar has been flooded, disastrous :angry:
-
Re: Major incident declared in South Wales
-
Re: Major incident declared in South Wales
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Nelsonca61
If the wonky bar has been flooded, disastrous :angry:
It was fine. Walked through town at just after 12 and it was all gone, bar the debris.
-
Re: Major incident declared in South Wales
Quote:
Originally Posted by
dembethewarrior
It was fine. Walked through town at just after 12 and it was all gone, bar the debris.
I have a once a year pilgrimage to the Wonky Bar, a good honest no nonsense bar, and usually finish in the llanover, then legging it back to the station for the last train to the diff.
-
Re: Major incident declared in South Wales
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Nelsonca61
I have a once a year pilgrimage to the Wonky Bar, a good honest no nonsense bar, and usually finish in the llanover, then legging it back to the station for the last train to the diff.
Do you call in Chippy Lane when you’re back in the Diff:hide:
-
Re: Major incident declared in South Wales
Quote:
Originally Posted by
splott parker
Do you call in Chippy Lane when you’re back in the Diff:hide:
Good Lord, no way, I'm not sure my daughter would have been too happy if I had named her Chippy Lane :hehe:
-
Re: Major incident declared in South Wales
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Nelsonca61
I have a once a year pilgrimage to the Wonky Bar, a good honest no nonsense bar, and usually finish in the llanover, then legging it back to the station for the last train to the diff.
The wonky is great
-
Re: Major incident declared in South Wales
Another Met Office Yellow weather warning's been issued for South Wales beginning 6pm Wednesday until 3pm Thursday. https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/w...ellow-17761092
https://i2-prod.walesonline.co.uk/in...ngs-wedPNG.png
-
Re: Major incident declared in South Wales
Quote:
Originally Posted by
splott parker
Do you call in Chippy Lane when you’re back in the Diff:hide:
Just clearing up any confusion over what a diff is once and for all -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diff