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Embattled Residents of Flooded English Village Protect Memories

The village of Moorland in southwest England lies largely deserted, eerily silent save for the creaking of flood defenses which failed to stop the flow of muddy brown water now standing chest-high along its main street.

By Reuters | Updated on February 19, 2014

MOORLAND, England (Reuters) – The village of Moorland in southwest England lies largely deserted, eerily silent save for the creaking of flood defenses which failed to stop the flow of muddy brown water now standing chest-high along its main street.

Its residents were among thousands across England who fell victim to the country’s wettest January in nearly 250 years, with heavy rain and storms damaging homes, businesses and transport links and heaping pressure on a government criticised for being too slow to react.

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