‘It’s the highest we’ve ever seen’: Flooding submerges caravan park and river
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A resident who lives on a narrowboat on the River Soar has said this is the highest she has ever seen the water levels.
Deena Ingham, who has permanently moored up her narrowboat for the winter, told Metro the water is 3cm higher than last year’s winter floods at 252cm.
The normal height of the river is 140cm, so has increased dramatically thanks to the ‘danger to life’ warning.
Deena said she is lucky though because her narrowboat is between a weir and loch, is tied up to the towpath, and is floating because of the floodwater.
Deena says she is safe on her narrowboat that is moored up (Picture: Deena Ingham)
It is the highest level recorded on the river, according to Deena (Picture: Deena Ingham)
Deena said she feels sorry for the people who live on the caravan park (Picture: Deena Ingham)
But she feels sorry for the residents left submerged at nearby Proctors Park.
‘The fire brigade evacuated five residents from the park and tractors and land rovers have been in to help with the rescue efforts.
‘Right now the skies are bright and I can see a helicopter and drones circling above but the clouds are starting to get darker again.
‘One person further down the river was evacuated by the fire brigade overnight but luckily our boats have held.
Water has flooded nearby fields that have been left looking like a lake (Picture: Deena Ingham)
‘It is a horrible picture for those who have been flooded in the caravan park.
‘Flooding events make me wonder if I would ever want to buy a house again in low-lying areas.
‘The community has come together and the landlady at the Sawbridge Inn opened up and ran a tea and coffee station for people.’