What are your experiences of the floods?

[AB Asks]

Many people in South Yorkshire who were affected by the flooding have been told that they might have to wait three days before the streets dry out. This means another few nights in rest centres for people forced to leave their homes. Have any of you been affected by the flooding? And do you think that more should be done to help people out?

[anotheoldgit]

Will Pakistan send over any aid?

[garner]

Yes...we live in south yorkshire..here goes we have had power cuts....no trains......buses off for three days....no post offices open for w week where we live....local supermarket closed for a week...phone not working for two days....if you live in a private home/house/flat you cannot get a skip.there has been no visites from local council officers the head of the council did manage to show his face when prince charles visited a certain area, alot of good that did.The ulley dam which was near to bursting was being emptied by hoses but what the news did not tell you was the water from the dam was being drained into the nearest village[ good of them] If you are not on any benefits will will get no help ect....yes we are well thought of in our part of the country!!!!!!!

[bigmamma]

Hi , I woke last monday to see a river outside my front window where there should have been a busy main road.
Some houses on my street got their home flooded but I was very lucky that it didn't get past my doorstep.:-) x

[kwicky]

They keep bringing up this problem about building on the flood plains. Why can't they put new builds on stilts or is the technology to hard to overcome?

[xanderma]

Why are you only asking about South Yorkshire? How about East Yorkshire, Hull and Lincolnshire? Hull is the worst hit in the country according to news reports, yet once again, it's the 'forgotten city'.

In the local press, 10,500 properties were reported as being affected in Hull, 2,500 more in the East Riding, 32 schools seriously damaged. There's talk of it taking more than a year to sort some properties, and some schools may not open until after Christmas.

Of course, there was also the tragic case of the young man who drowned while stuck in a drain.

Please don't forget us, just because we live at the dead end of the M62!