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Residents living in a cell house in Radcliffe on Trent say the flooding there is the worst they’ve ever seen. Five homes flooded in Radcliffe Park near Cliff Road on Thursday morning, January 4, prompting the evacuation of several people.
Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service said it expected the water level to rise over the next 12 hours after a nearby section of the River Trent burst its banks. A major incident has since been declared due to flooding, and the risk of further flooding, caused by Storm Henk.
Jill Whitworth, who has lived in the Wyldecrest-owned park for six years, said it was the worst thing she had ever seen.
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“I’m not worried about him accomplishing my thing, but I’m sorry for everyone down there,” the 67-year-old said. “I’ve never noticed it like this. It’s only until the moment at home and when I woke up. This morning, it was like that.
“I’m not worried because I’m high up on stilts, I would be if I lived further down.” John Himsworth, who has lived at the park with his partner for five years, said: “Of course I’ve been worried but what can you do?
“My wife is a little stressed. I think we’re safe, I feel confident, but I’ve never been so high. I know that two houses below were evacuated and one was abandoned last night. I hope this is the end.
The 68-year-old said he would not leave the area, but that everything possible had to be done to prevent long-term flooding.
Others who have lived at the site for longer said they had only seen in worse during the River Trent Flood of 2000. A woman, who lives in Oak Avenue, close to the flooding, said she had been “watching the river all night”.
The pensioner, who did not want to give her last name, added: “We are fortunate to be in a superior position. We’re pretty calm, but we hope that other people will get the help they want.
“It’s very sad for them, but what they’re suffering is huge. We’re just waiting for it to subside, the question is how long it will last. “
A spokesman for Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service said: “It was five properties involved in the flooding. We have evacuated a number of people from those homes.
“They are with neighbours at the moment. We have left the scene around 11.36am. We do expect that the water will rise over the next 12 hours. We have advised residents about what to do in that eventuality.”
Neil Clarke, Nottinghamshire County Council’s cabinet member for transport and environment, warned that river levels could reach 5. 5m at Radcliffe later when the degrees peak.
He said: “I think at the moment they (the Environment Agency) seem to be expecting 5. 5 million, which is the same figure as in November 2000 when the last major floods occurred. “