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Offline SteveH

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Re: The great flood
« Reply #105 on: March 28, 2022, 03:28:23 pm »
Remembering 1993 'storm of century' that ravaged Llandudno
A powerful deluge caused massive flooding and forced 3,000 people to be evacuated from their homes

A powerful storm dealt a costly blow on North Wales in 1993, decimating the coastal town of Llandudno. Described as the "storm of the century", flood waters left residents of Llandudno marooned causing millions of pounds worth of damage.

cont https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/nostalgia/remembering-1993-storm-century-ravaged-23478313?IYA-mail=a05105fc-304d-4c50-9807-edab51f779a4

Offline Hugo

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Re: The great flood
« Reply #106 on: March 28, 2022, 04:07:05 pm »
This footage of the floods taken at the top of Old Road near the traffic lights gives a good idea of how bad these floods were.    The floods were caused due to the excessive amount of rain and had nothing whatsoever to do with sea defences  as some people may have thought


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlIJ3vmlcP4


Offline Nemesis

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Re: The great flood
« Reply #107 on: March 28, 2022, 06:47:49 pm »
I have a 'book' of people's experiences on that night, this was before we moved here, but I believe the water came in through the back and out of the front doors of our house. People doing major alterations in the area don't seem to think about the ferocity of the water when a storm hits. Since we came to live here my OH made a flood barrier to fit the back gate which slows the speed of the water.
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Offline Bri Roberts

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Re: The great flood
« Reply #108 on: March 29, 2022, 07:44:17 am »
I made a video diary at the time and was later asked to loan it to the council so I am assuming there was a copy made and kept today by Conwy Archives Service.

Offline Bri Roberts

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Re: The great flood
« Reply #109 on: June 10, 2023, 03:14:36 pm »
Today is the 30th Anniversary.

Offline Hugo

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Re: The great flood
« Reply #110 on: June 10, 2023, 11:08:47 pm »
Unlike the devastating floods in Towyn,  the Llandudno floods were caused by a freak rain storm and I never realised just how much of Llandudno was affected by the floodwater until I spoke to someone who lived in Liddell Park whose house had been affected by the floods
The way climate change is happening the same thing may happen in the future

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlIJ3vmlcP4