High Water: Barnstaple's Flood Defences Breached.

[Sandy]

Odd that this has not been reported in the news. Devon is sinking.

 

[ProDave]

Did any houses or other properties get flooded?

It is almost as if that was designed as a buffer, there is a name for that, yes "flood plain" which it probably was before someone decided to build a big bank to stop it flooding.

 

[fredrussell]

…and that’s just on neaps!

 

[Daydream believer]

You think that they would have had a couple of posts, each with a pair of buckets.
Budget cuts I suppose.

 

[bikedaft]

looks like the park was intended to sacrificially flood? how long did it take to empty again? cheers for the vid.

 

[Boathook]

Towards the end it showed the entrance to the carpark. Wouldn't have required much more height to flood houses etc. The park does looked designed to flood though.

 

[WoodyP]

BBC News - Barnstaple flood prevention scheme 'two years away'
Barnstaple flood prevention scheme 'two years away'

 

[mainsail1]

…and that’s just on neaps!

Have a look at the date the video was posted. Much nearer Springs than you might think.

 

[fredrussell]

Have a look at the date the video was posted. Much nearer Springs than you might think.

Was said in jest me old fruit.

 

[lustyd]

Sewage Map

I think I'd consider that kids play area off limits for a while

 

[Juan Twothree]

Sewage Map

I think I'd consider that kids play area off limits for a while

They wouldn't actually be playing, just going through the motions.