A month of rain in 90 minutes in London, massive flood damage

 

The British capital, London, was hit by a torrential downpour in just 90 minutes on Monday evening. The floodwaters also flooded homes, shops and restaurants. The water receded on Tuesday, causing chaos and extensive damage.

 

"My property is completely destroyed," said Marianne Gatleson (55), a resident of the basement flat on Parobillo Road, four feet below the water. Everything has to be replaced - it’s a tragedy. I didn’t know it was raining and then I saw the water come and start to freeze. It was a horrible situation. ’He said,‘ A stream of water was hitting outside the front door. Almost everything I have is floating. I lost a lot of my valuables. It cost me thousands, thousands of pounds. '

 

Fearing the ceiling would collapse, the London Fire Brigade received nearly a thousand calls and rescue teams assisted in retrieving the property. Near Notting Hill's famous Portobello Market, the courtyard of the Portobello Star Pub and then the basement were flooded. While cleaning it on Tuesday, a worker named Francis said, ‘The amount of damage done in just one hour is unbelievable. After the epidemic closed everything started to open again. The floods hit him again. '

 

Meanwhile, nearby Italian restaurants CC Tuya and Osseteria Romana, which opened two months ago, were completely flooded. "It's a tragedy," said one worker. The kitchen below is filled with water. Jean-Christophe Paget, owner of the French bakery Mason Putt, said he needed to replace a 50,000-pound stove that was lost in the water. "It was a terrible blow," said Bruno Pires, owner of Gourmet Caf on Portobello Road. The water in the basement was up to my chest. The refrigerators were washed away. '

 

Camilla Marie-Rose, head of digital marketing in West London, wrote on Twitter: "Horrible sight in Maida Valley, many families lost so much in such a short time and so heartbreaking." The cars were all swept away. One is seen leaving his sunken Mercedes and coming out barefoot. Source: Evening Standard.