2012年7月15日星期日

Cornwall residents look to their home insurance policies

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After prolonged torrential rain overnight many householders woke up to find flood water seeping into their homes as several small rivers were overwhelmed by the amount of water flowing through them.


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All the rescue services were called out to support the effort of freeing people from their homes and cars,Nike Zoom Kobe 5 Sort Hvid Rød Sko, with helicopters from RNAS Culdrose and RAF Chivenor playing pivotal roles in the exercise. The Devon and Cornwall constabulary described it as a major incident but fortunately early indications are that no one lost their life.

HM Coastguard also figured prominently in the rescue and said that although the area around St Austell was now experiencing falling levels of water the area of Mevagissey and the mouth of the River Neet was still a concern,Nike Air Force 1 All Star Hvid Rød, especially on the high tide. Many residents have lost all their possessions as the flood water rose to a level of around 5 feet.

The flooding happened so quickly and at such an early part of the morning that few residents had the chance to save their belongings. It is anticipated the insurance bill to cover the disaster will run into millions of pounds,Nike Air Presto LE Rød Sort Gul Sko, including those with the .

National television was also found wanting by the floods as they had to rely on pictures sent in by viewers as their outside broadcast teams could not manage to find their way through the floods. The train link between Cornwall and the rest of the UK was also cut off as the line was covered in rubble from landslips triggered by the soaking wet ground.

Prime Minister David Cameron assured the people of Cornwall that the government would do all it could to help in the coming days.

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