Devestation of Blackpool...a road often used as a shortcut by me, coming home from work...Well at least our roof isn't quite as bad as this. Although, as we type, Darren has just returned from packing part of the hole in our roof again with binliners, in an attempt to stop the rain from pouring in. Our roofer can't make it until tomorrow.
Yes, the storm damage to our house from last week- that was successfully fixed by the roofer on Monday- has been ripped off again, in the unrelenting storms that have been savaging the North West coast of England this week. Within 72 hrs of the roof being repaired, another part of the roof has been ripped off. We're in good company though- neighbours in the street are in the same predicament.
At least we haven't been left without entire roofs though, as pictures from across Blackpool & the North West show.
It is on the news that parts of Blackpool town centre are being cordoned off for at least three weeks, due to severe structural damage.
Surveyors are assessing whether buildings can be salvaged, or whether they are irrepairable and to be demolished. Blackpool town centre is a no-go zone because of the severe structural damage.
Darren & I count ourselves fortunate that we only have rain pouring through the roof to worry about.
Others have not been so fortunate. Families have been left without cars, homes, streets, even loved ones.
Nine cars crushed by the fallen tree.A man had to cut out of the white van by the Fire Brigade. Luckily, he survived.
Images from around the county- where everyone has been hit in the worst storms in 17 years...
Ouch...
Lucky it didn't hit their house...
1 comment:
Ooooooh that was bad!
Mich
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