Flash floods hit the community of Ruthin, Wales hard yesterday as it took an hour to turn an entire neighborhood into a muddy lake. The Glasdir housing estate, which is still being developed took the biggest hit after river levels of the Clwyd rose to dangerously high levels. The 300 residents living in the neighborhood fear that they will not get their insurance because they are located on a flood plain and the insurance companies might not pay out. Also making matters worse is that there is a high tide tonight and might increase the water levels. No one has seen a flood hit the city this bad in decades and surpasses the mighty flood of 2000 when water filled a few streets. Thankfully, a postman saw the dangerously high water levels in the river and alerted residents to evacuate before the flash flood hit. Although not everyone was able to leave in time, rescue crews are on the scene rescuing stranded residents by boat. Some ex-residents of the neighborhood had spoken to the Environmental Agency about flood risk where they live and the council stated that the area is low risk for the natural hazard. Defenses were also built to prevent the town from suffering a disaster from flooding, but those failed after the area was pounded by heavy rains for days. Flooding is a major natural hazard and can impact a more developed region of the world that is accustomed to prolonged periods of rain.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-20510497
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