At 6.00am on October 30th 2000 the River Ceidiog burst it's banks upstream, sending a torrent down Berwyn Street which runs parallel to the river. However only a few houses had any real damage, residents who have lived in the village for over 40 years had never seen it so high.
A lucky escape compared to some parts of the country.However the same thing happen the following Monday morning, and as the river was still very high, an even larger torrent was sent down Berwyn Street flooding several houses hundreds of yards away from the river, while those on the riverbank although surrounded by water stayed dry!
Across the river from Berwyn street
looking down river |
Up river,
inches from breeching the bank |
Footbridge over River Ceidiog
normally river nowhere to be seen |
Footbridge over River Ceidiog
river about 8' higher |
Footbridge looking down river
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Footbridge looking up river
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River normally
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Same house during flood
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building up the bank
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only just staying in it's bed
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river normaly
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river in flood
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river in winter
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river in winter
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during the flood
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during the flood
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river normaly
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bursting the bank
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