The day the tide came in (Flooding at Towyn, North Wales 1990)
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- Опубліковано 30 сер 2014
- This video is about the flooding of Towyn, North Wales which occurred on 26th February 1990 when the sea wall was breached. It has been compiled from footage filmed by a local resident, copies of which were produced on VHS tape. If anyone knows the identity of this person I would like to give him credit for his work. (March 2015 - I have been given to understand that the credit for this footing should go to Roland Clauw of Belgrano).
My Dad was a hero this day. The bus in the video he drove and saved 6 people carrying them to safety.
Should have shouted over the tannoy system “Waves in the lagoon pool Literally!”
Can't believe its been 25 years. I remember it well.
We were told about this here in NZ, but never realised how bad it was. My Wife is from Sand Bank Road, she wonders how Morris Holiday Camp fared as her mother had associations with that Camp . So sad to see I hope it never happens again for the folk of Towyn, Kinmel Bay and Rhyl Our Home town.
Sorry but this is bad sea wall building... Cornwall has battled the ocean for thousands of years, with many of our villages and towns built right upto the ocean. Even our sea defences have run aways. If you have made it water tight both sides when the waves breach the walls it's just going to create a swimming pool.... lol.. sorry I know it isn't funny, but trust me when I say there's a reason we built our Cornish homes out of Granite, right on the rocks. But there's also a reason why we built our defences with run aways, even our granite garden walls have them.
Went through it in a police range rover, ChezzeeX is right, cannot believe it was 25 years ago, it was nuts. I remember the black sky that morning, the wind and being on a sixth form course in school. Really miss Bentley's night club.....Bentley's was awesome Bring back Bentley's, stunning memories lol :) Credit to person who filmed this.
This will happen again theyve just put rocks on the shore which wont remedy anything
The initial commentary made me laugh, how he said it was supposed to be the start of the Summer season when the floods actually occured at the end of February which is still Winter
Here in towyn right now, chilling in a caravan enjoying the glorious weather😎 hasnt changed just newer cars
Even if they built rocks 20 feet high, I can't see how ROCKS will hold back water. Maybe I'm wrong.
thanks for the upload best time in towyn
I was working as a Press photographer back then - I was driving back from Colwyn Bay when it happened and drove into it at Belgrano.
31 years ago. I remember going to look at the floods,
Wow! I had no idea that it was so bad.
Love this old footage.
i lived there many years an experienced that flood the sludge left behind smelt horrible
I was working in the aftermath of the flood with ISON BUILDERS it was a bad week that was with all the flood water damage
Excellent video, thanks for putting it up, only just found it. Really well filmed too. Remember it all too well.
Why is there very little footage of Rhyl, Towyn and Abergele uploaded to youtube from the 80s and 90s?. Considering Towyn and Rhyl were (and still are) a popular place for caravan/camping holidays with dozens of holiday parks everywhere, you would think there would be quite a few home video recordings from the 1980s and 90s, and yet searching for anything from those decades (and even from the early 2000s) comes up with nothing. I've always thought that was abit odd. All that comes up is stuff from the last 10 years taken on someone's smartphone. Know doubt videos exist but it's probably most people are reluctant to upload them.
Gosh, I well remember this - it was terrible how Thatcher & Co completely ignored it until the damage was done.