Drivers stranded by floodwaters after heavy rain in Leicestershire

“I see what you say jonger but the flood pains are vital to take the overflow from the rivers and streams. So if they are all built on where does the overflow go? And in the light of all the extra housing etc. that is obviously needed, shouldn't we now be considering some form of storm drains to take the excess?”

“Spanner...... Its not just building on flood plains to blame, its building all over farmland that used to absorb the rain thus slowing it down so the streams and rivers received the water much more slowly.
Once the land is built on all the rain goes straight into the drains and on into the streams and rivers causing the fast rise in water level that they cannot contain so they burst their banks much more frequently and more severely.”

“Sorry about that, didn't think the first comment had posted!”

“Does anyone else agree that we are building on too many flood plains. The amount of rain we are experiencing at the moment, in my opinion, is no worse than historically. I remember as a youngster we would have long periods of heavy rain, maybe for days at a time, with no serious flooding of premises. There were hotspots obviously, like Slash Lane and the Anstey brook but these were confined. Is it not time the town and country planners were taken to task and asked to explain some of their dubious decisions, not just in Leicestershire but nationally?!”

“Does anyone else agree that we are being flooded more often now simply because we are building on too many flood plains. I don't feel that the amount of rain we are experiencing is any worse than we have had over the years. I remember times when we had constant rain for days at a time but no flooding, and heavy rain at that. It's time we took the town and country planners to task, they must explain some of their decisions!”

“It is perfectly natural for Aylestone Meadows to flood - it is a floodplain after all and thank goodness, otherwise we would be in real trouble.

As for development on floodplains - one has to question the common sense of doing this!”

“I hope these motorists will be sent a bill from the Fire and Rescue!
It's a fair bet they were local and knew the road and conditions.
Once again it's down to stupidity!”

“On many modern cars, the engine air intake is so low that only 12 inches of water will destroy the engine . The Ford Focus is one with the intake behind the front fog light. Any water going into the engine will destroy a running engine in under a second and if the road closed signs are up, you will not be insured either”