[Floods at Hemingford Grey and Earith]

The floods at Hemingford Grey and Earith, Cambridgeshire 13 April 1998 (Easter Monday).

A shot of the village sign at Hemmingford Grey. There is a shot of a broken police sign reading `road closed' and a flooded road. A van is parked on the edge. People in wellington boots attempt to walk though the flood waters. One man carries a child and another uses a canoe.In the village of Hemingford Grey, there are shots of the water rising up to people's front doors and flooding gardens. A pint on milk stands on a doorstep. There are shots shoeing the flooded interior of a terraced cottage. Further scene show the floods in the village and of the field surrounding it. There is a shot of the Church over the fields.The second sequence shows the floods further along the River Ouse at Earith. There is a shot of the flood sign; A1123 flooded at Earith. There are shots of the road flooded. A van pushes its way through. Further shots of the flood in the village include a sign advertising the Fen Dayton Petanque League. Their sandpit is flooded.

Featured Buildings

St. James' Church, Hemingford Grey

Keywords

Floods

Other Places

Earith

Background Information

Eastern Daily Press. Monday, 13th April, 1998.FIVE DIE AS FLOODS DEVASTATE COUNTRY. Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott yesterday pledged government help for areas devastated by flash floods after storms left five dead and caused damage running into millions of pounds. Mr. Prescott, visiting deluged towns in the Midlands, paid tribute to the 'remarkable spirit' of the people who have to cope with the misery of being swamped at holiday time. His tour came as fears rose that flooding in Cambridgeshire would grow worse, with the rivers Nene and Ouse still dangerously high, although floodwater on the Nene at Peterborough and nearby Wansford had receded from their peak by late last night.