[modeleng] Re: Flood victims
- From: Allen Messer <al_messer@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 09:49:59 -0700 (PDT)
Hurricanes, flash floods all over the world, typhoons,
Earthquakes in various places---is Somebody trying to
get our attention, I wonder?
Al Messer
--- alanjstepney <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> I was in Boscastle earlier this year. A beautiful
> village that I have been
> to many times.
> By coincidence, it is 52 years to the day since the
> Lynmouth flood disaster,
> just along the coast from Boscastle.
> I saw that a few days after it happened, and seeing
> mud from the floods half
> way up the walls of the upstairs rooms left a
> lasting impression.
>
> The more recent news is,
>
> Rescuers are searching debris for victims of the
> flash floods which caused
> devastation in north Cornwall.
> Police divers and a body recovery team are helping
> search cars swept away
> when a wall of water swept through Boscastle on
> Monday after torrential rain
> fell.
>
> Police said 15 people remained "unaccounted for", as
> relatives had not been
> able to make contact with them.
>
> About 150 people were airlifted to safety by the RAF
> in a rescue operation
> that began mid-afternoon and lasted till 0200BST on
> Tuesday.
>
> Eight people were treated for minor injuries.
>
> Half of the village remained under a police cordon
> on Tuesday morning as
> police carried out a "sweep" of shops, residences
> and vehicles.
>
>
>
> If you look at
>
>
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/3571844.stm
>
> there are some pictures showing the village
> beforehand and the devastation.
>
> The sad thing is that a 300 year old building was
> washed away, and I am told
> that the mill, which is even older, is in very bad
> condition and may need to
> be demolished.
>
> Roger Mason lives quite near but apparently only had
> light rain that day. I
> am not sure where Clif is, but I have an idea that
> he is in the south, so
> away from this area.
>
> alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> www.alanstepney.info
> Model Engineering, Steam Engine, and Railway
> technical pages.
>
>
> From: Allen Messer
> To: modeleng
> Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 2:10 PM
> Subject: [modeleng] Flood victims
>
> Our hearts go out to the flood victims in
> Cornwall.
> Is there anyone on the list that could give us an
> update with more details than what we are seeing
> on
> TV?
>
> Al Messer
>
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