Just back from a couple of days away including a stopover in south yorkshire. One month's rain in just under 24 hours, totally ruined a row of homes opposite and no chance that the flood water will subside before the next wave of heavy rain hits over the weekend. The met office already have a weather warning in force.. We can expect a further two days of downpours on Saturday. 

I'd always thought I understood the power and devestation that flooding can cause but I was being approached by people asking to use my mobile so they could let people know they were ok - they had been evacuated from their homes and have no chance of getting back for weeks.. There are council centers but mostly people are relying on their friends and neighbours. Most of the homes are mud filled on the ground floors and their property destroyed. On one level you understand that but when you see it first hand it really hits home.

Cars had been picked up and swept away and so far there have been 5 deaths as a result of the flooding. If I'm feeling like this as an observer I can only imagine what those involved must be going through.