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Melksham floods - in pictures
4:36pm Saturday 21st July 2007
Comments (7)THE River Avon at Melksham breached its banks today as floods left parts of the town under water.
The Melksham to Bradford road by West of Midlands Farmers was closed as the water spilled over from the Avon.
But drivers were this afternoon ignoring the closure signs and attempting to drive through the floodwater - which was at least two feet deep.
Even a Faresavers bus - perhaps anxious not to fall behind on the timetable - braved the floodwaters.
At one point there were up to five cars broken down at the entrance to Countrywide Farmers, with rescue trucks called to the scene.
In the town centre, the King George V playing fields were partly under water, with kids pulling up their trousers and paddling in the water in the play park, parts of which were completely deluged.
The river Avon has flooded in the town centre, with the Millennium riverside walk impassable. The weir, by Cooper Avon Tires, has also vanished under the rising river levels.
To see pictures of the Melksham floods, click NEWS on the left hand panel of this page, then PICTURE GALLERIES and then select MELKSHAM FLOODS.
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ken land, melksham says...
9:51pm Sun 22 Jul 07
Public Spirit, Wiltshire says...
9:54am Mon 23 Jul 07
No one trying to get through a flood is deliberately causing an obstruction. Some have better judgement than others and some are lucky to get through whilst others are not. Such a jugemental attitude is uncharitable and, worse, displays a complete lack of public spirit.
pinkpanther, Trow says...
3:38pm Mon 23 Jul 07
ken land, melksham says...
6:21pm Mon 23 Jul 07
walter, wilshur says...
7:15am Wed 25 Jul 07
Public Spirit, Wiltshire says...
8:34pm Thu 26 Jul 07
Thank the Lord, most of us would have given what first aid we could and called an ambulance. Public spirit is about being a good neighbour not a judgemental one. People can be daft and do silly things but not the two old muppets in the gallery, they are the perfect ones who just mock the rest of us, who are occasionally rash.
Did you check if there was a child trapped in the car in the water or do children with rash parents deserve to drown?
Oh to be perfect like you, Pinky and Ken, and never have missed a warning sign on the road.
Drivers brave the floods in Melksham
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Tony Durant, Trowbridge says...
5:37pm Sat 21 Jul 07
The weather is gettings so ridiculous and unpredictable now as not only do we need to travel with the obvious things such as water/drinks/food./b
lankets/torches/firs
t aid etc etc we now need inflatable rings/boats/lifejack
ets as we often have relatives children and our own dogs in one of the cars.
Its been terrible seeing people and pets have drowned in our own country on the news recently and we know very well just how bad climate change/bad weather is now.