The reality of having your home flooded is difficult to understand unless you have been through the experience – you can face many months away from home while it is restored. "A flood can also mean the prospect of having to throw away...

We live in rural Cumbria, near Carlisle in Crosby on Eden, a village of about 100 houses, and were affected in the 2005 floods. The village school, pub and restaurant along with a third of houses were flooded. The main concentration of assistance...

I flooded in 2003 following the opening of Jubilee River. It was not possible to do anything to protect our property from flooding since the water table level rose to a point where water could be seen rising from skirting boards. There is little...