Flood Chaos
Filed under Uncategorized • 23-07-2007 •
I drove on the M5 through some of the worst affected areas of Gloucestershire and Worcestershire on Saturday. I was on a rescue mission, to collect my mum from Birmingham after her train had been cancelled. And it was like driving through a scene from a distaster movie – the hard shoulder was littered with abandoned and broken down cars; the rain lashed down and the waters either side of the road were rising; rescue helicopters circled overhead; the southbound lanes were jammed for mile after mile; the service areas had run out of petrol; and the radio kept repeating its warning not to travel unless absolutely necessary.
It took six and a half hours to complete the round trip – a journey that should have taken half that time. But we were lucky: some people spent thirteen hours trapped on the motorway overnight.
God, that’s awful! Do you think we’re two minutes closer to midnight? scary stuff eh? Glad you made it home safe and sound. J x