Buckingham Town Council is asking residents to check their flood defences, restock if necessary and make sure they are prepared for future flooding.
On Monday, Buckingham experienced an extreme downpour of rain along with thunder, lightning, strong winds and hailstones causing flash flooding and damaging homes, trees, roads and businesses. Due to the huge volume of rain that fell in a very short period, several homes and businesses experienced flooding from roofs or gutters, or from surface water flash flooding entering through doors, walls and overwhelmed drains. Large trees and branches blocked roads and pathways and damaged vehicles. Water pressure damaged roads and surrounding drains, leaving gaping holes and sections of loose tarmac.
Most houses close to the river were able to deploy their flood defences in time, which saved them from flood damage, though some still suffered flooding due to vehicles driving through deep water and creating bow waves higher than the flood defences. The Council strongly reminds people that they should not enter flood water, and that if it is absolutely necessary to drive through shallow flood water they should drive slowly and with care, remembering that their bow waves are directly affecting someone’s home.
Cllr. Anja Schafer, Mayor of Buckingham said “I want to thank our Town Council officers and members of the Green Spaces Team, who worked well into the evening to make sure nobody was in danger from the incredible amount of water that came down on Buckingham in a very short space of time. I’d also like to thank those residents and businesses who went out to help their neighbours or stayed open late to ensure everyone could access the supplies they needed. My thoughts go to all those whose property was damaged by rain or flood water.”
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