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catbyte

(34,402 posts) Sun Jul 25, 2021, 05:42 PM Jul 2021

Flash Flood in London, England July 2021

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Flash Flood in London, England July 2021 (Original Post) catbyte Jul 2021 OP

Ugh. Sewers overflowing.... hunter Jul 2021 #1

:) London's apparently still there, but "this road's a canal" according to Hortensis Jul 2021 #2

When was/ is this? 3Hotdogs Jul 2021 #3

Today. catbyte Jul 2021 #5

Thanx. I miss going to London. 3Hotdogs Jul 2021 #6

There has been street flooding today, but I'm not convinced all that footage is new muriel_volestrangler Jul 2021 #4

hunter

(38,317 posts)

1. Ugh. Sewers overflowing....

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Sun Jul 25, 2021, 06:01 PM

Jul 2021

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)

2. :) London's apparently still there, but "this road's a canal" according to

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Sun Jul 25, 2021, 06:17 PM

Jul 2021

someone who had to wade through water up to his shins to get on a bus.

Link to tweet

3Hotdogs

(12,390 posts)

3. When was/ is this?

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Sun Jul 25, 2021, 06:41 PM

Jul 2021

That's some shit.

catbyte

(34,402 posts)

5. Today.

Reply to 3Hotdogs (Reply #3)

Sun Jul 25, 2021, 07:36 PM

Jul 2021

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-57963856

3Hotdogs

(12,390 posts)

6. Thanx. I miss going to London.

Reply to catbyte (Reply #5)

Sun Jul 25, 2021, 11:40 PM

Jul 2021

muriel_volestrangler

(101,321 posts)

4. There has been street flooding today, but I'm not convinced all that footage is new

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Sun Jul 25, 2021, 07:06 PM

Jul 2021

The shot of the water coming down stairs looks familiar from more flooding a few weeks ago.

The still picture that "WildWeatherUS" has used to act as the one seen before you click 'play' is not from the UK. The plate on the car on the left is not British (British rear plates are yellow, not white) and the white car facing us looks like left hand drive, judging by the wipers and the windscreen stickers. It would also not be right for a licensed London taxi. The floods in the news are not as severe as shown in the still photo - see eg https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-57965298 (which does show the same opening shot in a Tube station).

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