Today - Saturday - we have had the lights on in the house all day as it has been so dark with heavy cloud and rain.

The scenes from the North have been sad, so many people affected - some only back in their houses six months after flooding two years ago.

The water rushing along the roads up there has torn up the tarmac and created great holes, broken the drains and the utilites, so there will need to be a lot of work done to ensure there is clean water, safe electrics and gas, plus all the drainage.

Although the policeman was swept away and died, it was reported that several cars and a bus were stopped from driving onto the bridge just before it collapsed, so it could have been much worse.

Anne the Pleater :ootd: