NHS nurse films house flooding ‘within minutes’ of heavy rainfall for third time since 2020

Oliver Browning

23 May 2024 at 3:02 pm·1-min read

An NHS nurse said he “stood and cried” as flood water spilled into his property “within minutes” following heavy rainfall on Wednesday 22 May.

Paul Jones-King, 48, from Loftus, North Yorkshire, said it is the second time within a year that his property in St Hilda’s Place has flooded, and the third time since 2020.

The area flooded previously during the summer of 2023, with Mr Jones-King saying he feels “emotion and anger” of “here we go again”.

He says drainage from nearby farmland during heavy rainfall causes “rapid” draining into a local beck, which then becomes overwhelmed.

Mr Jones-King added flooding in the area “should be no surprise” to the local authorities and said it is the “same properties” which flood “time and time again”.

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