Just returned from a long weekend visit to Belgium to see Charlie (will blog about that later) and wanted to send a quick note to say we are keeping dry in Oxford. As you're seeing on the news, yep we're getting a ton of rain and having major flooding problems in England, specifically in the area we live in. Since Brian and I live in the city of Oxford, we're totally fine here. However, the county of Oxfordshire and our surrounding villages/towns are having the major floods due the rivers in this area. The Thames river goes through Oxford city, and has crested today without major problems, so that is good. And today's weather is sunny.
Here's what the BBC is saying about the flooding in Oxfordshire as of today:
"River levels in Oxfordshire appear to have stabilised, but the flood threat remains.
The Environment Agency said at 0800 BST on Tuesday the next 48 hours were crucial, after a surge expected on the River Thames at 2300 BST on Monday did not happen.
Three severe flood warnings are still in place, two for separate stretches of the Thames and the third for the River Ock from Charney Bassett to Abingdon.
More than 600 people, mostly elderly care home residents, have been led to safety in the county, where some 3,000 homes have been flooded.
A makeshift centre at the Kassam Stadium has been set to take up to 1,500 people if Oxford floods. About 50 people are already at the centre.
The historic home of the poet, craftsman and socialist William Morris at Kelmscott Manor in Oxfordshire is among hundreds of properties hit by flooding and is currently closed to the public. A spokeswoman for the Society of Antiquaries, which owns Kelmscott, says the 16th century house and its neighbouring barns have been very badly flooded, and the fabric of the buildings has been affected."
We appreciate the emails to check in on us with the flooding and know that so far we're doing just fine in our Oxford flat!
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