Bradford residents mop up after freak deluge

7:00am Tuesday 7th August 2012 in News Photograph of the Author By James Rush, T&A Reporter

Flooding in Manningham. Flooding in Manningham.

A clean-up operation was continuing yesterday to repair the damage caused by a freak storm which saw heavy rain and hailstorms lead to flash flooding in the city.

Engineers at Bradford Council, the emergency services and utility companies’ staff were out in force to help those affected by the sudden heavy rain and hail on Sunday evening.

Firefighters were called to Oakroyd Terrace and Woodview, Manningham , where several inches of hail had fallen, forcing residents to evacuate about a dozen homes.

Part of Frizinghall Road was closed to traffic, near the junction with Emm Lane, after water swept through a ground-floor flat in Keighley Road while the heavy downpour also saw a car submerged in water in Canal Road, a large section of which was closed to traffic along with Valley Road.

A Council spokesman yesterday said staff were working hard so everything could return to normal as soon as possible.

The spokesman said: “Engineers from our building control team have inspected the damage at a property in Keighley Road, Frizinghall, and advised on what needs to be done to make it safe again, such as the driveway needing to be repaired and doors replaced.

“Residents of 16 properties on Oakroyd Terrace, Manningham, were given the option to stay at home or attend a Council rest centre set up at Richard Dunn Sports Centre while work continued to restore their utilities.

“The centre was stood down at 9.30pm as residents chose to stay within their community. One family went to a hotel and another stayed with family.

“A Council gulley contractor was on this street pumping hail stones and water out of cellars until midnight to allow engineers to safely restore power.”

The flash floods were particularly worrying for Patson Jamu, 25, a resident in a basement, who had to swim through a window to escape after water gushed into the property.

Burst water mains also caused damage to roads in Shipley , including at the junction of Festival Avenue and Hollin Lane, as well as at Carr Lane.

Firefighters from Fairweather Green meanwhile were called to a nursing home in North Park Road, Manningham, after a bedroom became flooded.

Comments(13)

dannywho says...
8:05am Tue 7 Aug 12

typical t&a, this happened on sunday night and was pretty sensational, but the t&a report it today, two days later.

Well done guys, sharp as always.

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streetcar says...
8:19am Tue 7 Aug 12

Very true,typical Tand A reporting

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BigFigure says...
9:21am Tue 7 Aug 12

dannywho wrote:
typical t&a, this happened on sunday night and was pretty sensational, but the t&a report it today, two days later.

Well done guys, sharp as always.
Ha ha.....seems you chaps missed the report posted just after midnight on Monday morning.Sharp as always,eh?

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Albion. says...
10:42am Tue 7 Aug 12

BigFigure wrote:
dannywho wrote:
typical t&a, this happened on sunday night and was pretty sensational, but the t&a report it today, two days later.

Well done guys, sharp as always.
Ha ha.....seems you chaps missed the report posted just after midnight on Monday morning.Sharp as always,eh?
Exactly.

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Joedavid says...
4:27pm Tue 7 Aug 12

Albion. wrote:
BigFigure wrote:
dannywho wrote: typical t&a, this happened on sunday night and was pretty sensational, but the t&a report it today, two days later. Well done guys, sharp as always.
Ha ha.....seems you chaps missed the report posted just after midnight on Monday morning.Sharp as always,eh?
Exactly.
Why report again then?

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Albion. says...
6:34pm Tue 7 Aug 12

Joedavid wrote:
Albion. wrote:
BigFigure wrote:
dannywho wrote: typical t&a, this happened on sunday night and was pretty sensational, but the t&a report it today, two days later. Well done guys, sharp as always.
Ha ha.....seems you chaps missed the report posted just after midnight on Monday morning.Sharp as always,eh?
Exactly.
Why report again then?
How the f*** do I now! Ask the editor.

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Albion. says...
6:37pm Tue 7 Aug 12

Albion. wrote:
Joedavid wrote:
Albion. wrote:
BigFigure wrote:
dannywho wrote: typical t&a, this happened on sunday night and was pretty sensational, but the t&a report it today, two days later. Well done guys, sharp as always.
Ha ha.....seems you chaps missed the report posted just after midnight on Monday morning.Sharp as always,eh?
Exactly.
Why report again then?
How the f*** do I now! Ask the editor.
Lost a "k" somewhere :-)

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Willard says...
7:36pm Tue 7 Aug 12

Albion. wrote:
Albion. wrote:
Joedavid wrote:
Albion. wrote:
BigFigure wrote:
dannywho wrote: typical t&a, this happened on sunday night and was pretty sensational, but the t&a report it today, two days later. Well done guys, sharp as always.
Ha ha.....seems you chaps missed the report posted just after midnight on Monday morning.Sharp as always,eh?
Exactly.
Why report again then?
How the f*** do I now! Ask the editor.
Lost a "k" somewhere :-)
Bad week on the horses eh Albion ?? :-)

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Albion. says...
7:51pm Tue 7 Aug 12

Willard wrote:
Albion. wrote:
Albion. wrote:
Joedavid wrote:
Albion. wrote:
BigFigure wrote:
dannywho wrote: typical t&a, this happened on sunday night and was pretty sensational, but the t&a report it today, two days later. Well done guys, sharp as always.
Ha ha.....seems you chaps missed the report posted just after midnight on Monday morning.Sharp as always,eh?
Exactly.
Why report again then?
How the f*** do I now! Ask the editor.
Lost a "k" somewhere :-)
Bad week on the horses eh Albion ?? :-)
Hahaha!

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april fool says...
8:30pm Tue 7 Aug 12

Maybe Albion was hit on the head by a hail stone. ha ha.

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BigFigure says...
9:17am Wed 8 Aug 12

Joedavid wrote:
Albion. wrote:
BigFigure wrote:
dannywho wrote: typical t&a, this happened on sunday night and was pretty sensational, but the t&a report it today, two days later. Well done guys, sharp as always.
Ha ha.....seems you chaps missed the report posted just after midnight on Monday morning.Sharp as always,eh?
Exactly.
Why report again then?
It's called "an update"....

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a reasonable sort of chap says...
2:09pm Thu 9 Aug 12

At least it washed all the dog sh1t off the footpath.

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Albion. says...
2:14pm Thu 9 Aug 12

a reasonable sort of chap wrote:
At least it washed all the dog sh1t off the footpath.
For now!

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