Major problems at Cropredy Marina yesterday thanks to storm Bert. The moorers' facebook group was showing alarming pictures of flooding all round the marina and in the village too. I don't think I can show them here because they are not my pictures.
The staff have been out slackening everyone's ropes to prevent the boats from being pulled over as the water rose so high. Now I read that there have been a lot of electrical problems because of shore line plugs being submerged. I dare say that applies to ours. There's not much we can do as we are at home where we've had some rain but not a lot. We have to be so grateful to the marina staff who have worked through the night with the help of some resident moorers to attend to the safety of some 300 boats. However they've found the time to keep us updated by regular emails. We'll be going back to the boat in a couple of weeks so we'll see then if Herbie has been affected in any way.
On top of the boat issues the flooding has hit the facilities buildings and various bits are out of action and of course the car park has been under water. The access road to the marina looked like a river.
I really can't understand why so many people deny the climate change science. I would have thought it would be obvious by now that it's really happening. I know there have always been floods, but not at the frequency they are coming nowadays. I sue to have a dream of having a house by the river. I don't think I'd want one now.
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