{"id":120334,"date":"2023-10-23T21:49:08","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T21:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/?p=120334"},"modified":"2023-10-23T21:49:08","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T21:49:08","slug":"flood-ravaged-areas-brace-for-more-rain-in-aftermath-of-storm-babet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/world-news\/flood-ravaged-areas-brace-for-more-rain-in-aftermath-of-storm-babet\/","title":{"rendered":"Flood-ravaged areas brace for more rain in aftermath of Storm Babet"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Up to two inches are expected to fall in some eastern parts of England with flooding expected in Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire and Humberside.<\/p>\n

Much of the country is still recovering from Storm Babet\u2019s lethal onslaught which cost at least seven lives and left hundreds homeless, with many more counting the cost.<\/p>\n

Cars were still half-submerged on the streets yesterday as flood waters began to recede in Catcliffe near Rotherham, South Yorks, where up to 250 homes were evacuated on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Resident Marcela Farr, 40, was among those returning to survey the damage to their homes yesterday.<\/p>\n

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Weeping as she waded through the filthy water lapping around her feet, she said she had still not been able to get hold of her insurance company and was desperately trying to find somewhere to live.<\/p>\n

The mother-of-one said: \u201cNobody is helping us, we\u2019ve just been left on our own. I\u2019m left without anything, just the clothes we were wearing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another Catcliffe resident Janette Wills piled her belongings in the backyard as she and many others in the village began the big clean-up.<\/p>\n

In nearby Chesterfield, Derbyshire, landlord Mick Cook was among those wondering how they would be able to afford to fix the damage.<\/p>\n

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He said: \u201cWe have to rip the whole floor up, the gas fire has had to go. The plaster has to come off.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t have flood insurance because I rent it out.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said his tenant had contents insurance but nothing else was covered.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t want to think about how much it will cost to fix it. We\u2019re trying to do a lot of it ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n

Over 100 flood warnings \u2013 where flooding is expected -were in place particularly along the River Severn and the River Trent.<\/p>\n

And Nottinghamshire County Council urged residents in 500 homes to evacuate as it declared a major incident in Retford due to high water levels along the River Idle.<\/p>\n