Flood Warning In Ryde At High Tide (Update: Map Added)

This in from the council. Ed

Flooding Warning For Ryde At High TideDue to the large amount of rainfall and the rising tide, Monktonmead Brook in Ryde has burst its banks.

High tide is expected to peak around Midday.

Residents who have experienced flooding in The Strand and surrounding areas are advised to take precautions to protect their property as water levels may rise further.

Protect valuables
Valuables should be moved to high level rooms and if residents have sandbags, these should be deployed.

The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service is currently working on site with high volume pumping equipment and additional resources to protect property from further flooding

Prioritisation is being given to those most at risk.

Regular updates on the situation will be provided to local media.

Image: © Used with the kind permission of Charlotte Urquhart

UPDATE: 12:16 Here’s a map of Monktonmead Brook in Ryde (in blue)


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Auntie P
9, November 2010 12:28 pm

Hope everyone manages to avoid damage to their property. Fingers crossed.

(oh and … ‘prioritisation’? – is that new US-style Council Speak for ‘priority’?)

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Reply to  Auntie P
9, November 2010 2:38 pm

prioritisation sounds a bit better than priority i expect.

Just as when denying something, it used to be ‘categorical’ and now it is ‘robust’

By changing the words authorities use every few years, they can feel superiour to us mere mortals.

Bob Smith
Reply to  intentionally blank
9, November 2010 3:11 pm

It doesn’t sound better to me – it sounds stupid.

Mr Justice
9, November 2010 8:20 pm

My sympathy is with those with flooded and damaged property. However, if I lived in the affected areas I would be asking why does this keep happening over and over again despite works and promises? Can anyone do anything about it or is it incompetence?

To be fair, I wouldn’t live in any area prone to flooding if I could possibly help it.

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