The river Taff often burst its banks, causing floods and health problems in Cardiff. In 1797 local magistrates said a straight new river channel should be dug (east of what's now Sophia Gardens). But If River floodplains are built on what do you expect ? Floodplains are areas that are prone to flooding during heavy rainfall or snowmelt. Building in these areas increases the likelihood of property damage and loss of personal belongings during flood events.
It's the routing of the river that's the problem. The course of most rivers is not natural and is altered to allow building around it. What that means is there is nowhere for the floodwater to spread out over. Well drained cities on floodplains exist, just look at the entire Netherlands.
Na somthing has been changed on the Taff's flood management. It just didn't rain enough to have this level of reaction. That street of cottages hasn't flood since the fortified it when I was a kid. I'm pushing 40. The water is backing up in ponty for some reason. Cardiff is downstream. Wounder who's changed shit?
@@SD-vy7gjSeems like someone's been diverting water back into the river itself. Like the guy above said theyre building on natural flood plains thus putting extra strain on the river. Unless they build a 10ft wall to the sea its going to continue. Its probably some bell end in the council trying to throw up some homes for a kick-back.
Good advice. I was shown a beautiful house for sale at a good price. Noticed some metal fames on the bottom of the door and asked what they were, the seller frowned and said that's for the the flood barriers when the river overflows. You need to be cautious and aware of flood risk these days.
Hilarious thingbto say when peoples lives have been destroyed. Btw...There are 20mph zones all over England but it was only made a big deal when it was brought in in Wales by the tories and reform to get votes. Same goes for tax on second homes.
Oh shut up you silly misinformed twit, while this event is very tragic preventing and responding to this scale of emergency is well within the UK's ability, we simply haven't done the work because of complacency and corruption on the part of national as well as local government. But even that issue is complex and multilayered. Blame those in power in this country instead of defaulting to a paranoid sense of Britain as some kind of whipped victim.
Blame the councils for having deep pockets but short arms, and prioritising their own perks/benefits over the safeguarding of communities. Another classic scenario of decent hard working people paying the price for some bellends short-sightedness and greed/idiocy.
Its why rivers were once dredged, and drains and dykes kept clear to allow the water back to the sea faster. This could be avoided with less building too. There are more than enough people here.
Maybe when you was children and flood defenses where worth squwot. I haven't seen the river flood like this in decades, since they improved it. Now its flooded twice in 4 years. In the same location. We are up stream. We shouldnt flood anymore.
Flood defence should have been in place, this part of the river has history overflowing, then wasted millions on the stupid, idiotic 20mph speed limit.
Have any dams or flood barriers been removed as per the EU directive?The recent floods in Spain were caused by this very act,the same rainfall levels have happened at various times in Valencia for years.
20mph benefits everyone not just a few people living by a river. I am pushing for 15mph limit and 27mph on motorway in wales. Well done el presidente of wales mark drakeford you will be forever in our hearts as i moved back to England😂😂😂😂. I am really missing the 20mph limit as now it feels like im on alton tower rollercoaster at 30mph in England i can hardly take a corner at 30mph.
This flooding results from more council cost-cutting. I bet the people affected by this flooding wish the council had dredged the river more frequently. The River Taff was last dredged in 2017. The council opted not to fund further dredging, deeming the increase in material since 2017 to be negligible.
Its all a plan...this is the landgrab (destroying) livlihoods homes areas that produce, live independently off the map. Thiis is all part of plan. Own nothing & be happy/Great reset etc 😡 No one owns nothing bc its been destroyed. By 'freak' weather & ultimately 100% reliance on.'state' (unelected priks) Anyone noticed the staggered parrallels going on around the world? There are no coincidences..
I’m in Middlesbrough, it’s 13 degrees, has been all day, ground is dry, rained yesterday. This is so weird, I’m seeing all these stories on the news how bad everywhere is yet everyone is saying they’re fine.
It’s normal , it always had been . Remember it well when I was a kid , minus 8 or 10 snow 2 feet deep and few days later 10 or 12 C and all the snow melted and the local rivers expanded by three fold for couple of days as the melt makes its way to the Clyde estuary and out to sea . It’s normal weather for this time of year , the rivers aren’t aware that some idiot council had covered the flood plains in houses and shopping parks .
Localer here. The river hasn't flooded since walls where improved and flood planes allocated for the river. This was in the 90s. Now its flooded twice in 2 years, in the same location. Wer also north of the Captail, Cardiff. Wich doesn't flood...........
The taff is most solid stone bedrock. Wouldnt be easy to deepen. It's never not flowing and ponty has 3 separate waterfalls on the river. Add in 16 bridges in just 3 miles and it's just not feassible or helpful. The goal is to stop the captail, coastal, city Cardiff, to the south, from flooding. And so Over the last 5 years , when it rain too hard, ponty floods instead of cardiff... dot dot dot.
In Wales were 26% English. They get the best jobs. Buy up property and even get first dibs on our social housing "illigal" imigration isn't the problemnis wales. Class imperalist imigration is.
The river was improved in then 90s. Hasn't flooded since. Now twice in 4 years in the same spot. We are upstream from Cardiff. Funny how their not flooding...
You don't have to live near a river to be flooded. This can happen anywhere. So don't go around thinking that you are safe because you do not live near water. And if you do manage to live on a hill, 1:12 heavy rain will take your house to the bottom of that hill. People have to live somewhere and take their chances.
They did. Back in the 90s. Hadent flooded since. Wer upstream from Cardiff. We shouldnt flood before them. I think the towns being used as an overflow to protect the capital
@@mikewinston8709 66% of the uks population live by a river.. over half the world's population lives by a river. London built around a river. Manchester, Liverpool, Newcastle, Preston, Blackpool,Leeds, York, Middlesbrough, Glasgow, ect, ect, ect. Most major developments of most population density have rivers
I think they did do something. We're a bit further up the valley. The river always floods here and they've freed up more land for flooding. That's supposed to take the pressure off before the Taff gets to Pontypridd.
No it hadent flooded here since the 90s. Then twice in 4 years. If wer upstream from cardiff. Why aren't they flooding? Hmm? Wev become an overflow for Cardiff Bay.
Meanwhile, here in Scotland, the temperature is a comfortable 9 degrees with a cool 20mph breeze. And that rhymed there btw, so lets not pretend it didnae. Im getting the top off and hitting the garden with my Marley playlist and a few Stellas. Wont be Mediterranean bronze but i should be a nicer shade of blue by dinner time.
Now households told Not to drink the water 💦. Who on earth wants to live in the Rhonda Valleys?. If you live higher up, on some of their Mountainous Hill,s there is always a threat for Landslides coverng any Buildings in its way. The choice is to live many miles from any Rivers, and the Seaside's, and definitely not on or near Mountain size Hills . Flat land is a better choice I suppose?.😮
Are they seriously bailing out with buckets??? Let the guys down river have it...🤣 I mean, I feel sorry for anyone about to lose their homes... but come on, there must be something more constructive!!!
We have agreed to signed climate proposal else where .this issues would not be there if they tackle the issues before it happen .every body know lakes and rivers should be fence d
Is that the one at Abergavenny you refer to??? Downloaded an interesting PDF on it after being informed. Had no idea but then it's not as though they wanted to advertise it I suppose. It's quite heavily guarded but I wouldn't want anwalk around personally!
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Stepped outside this morning (London Zone 2) to discover it's warmer out than inside the house and a strong but warm breeze blowing.
All the geo-engineering, no natural weather, they are trying to mask the damage they have done, until the final moment of collapse....
18c at the moment here in the southeast at 13.50hrs
Will be back to -3 by Tuesday
i just a had rose Blum, a whole bag and other birds and the storm, not the only flower away. Nothing to do with global warming,, is them do it ❤❤❤
Yea me too …I too stepped out side naked so my ass can warm up outside
The river Taff often burst its banks, causing floods and health problems in Cardiff. In 1797 local magistrates said a straight new river channel should be dug (east of what's now Sophia Gardens).
But If River floodplains are built on what do you expect ?
Floodplains are areas that are prone to flooding during heavy rainfall or snowmelt. Building in these areas increases the likelihood of property damage and loss of personal belongings during flood events.
i want to comment pointing out these houses are old...
...but it sounds like we've been building on floodplains for over 200 years!
It's the routing of the river that's the problem. The course of most rivers is not natural and is altered to allow building around it. What that means is there is nowhere for the floodwater to spread out over.
Well drained cities on floodplains exist, just look at the entire Netherlands.
The problem is it's becoming much more frequent. Ponty flooded back in the 80's, but not again until 2020. Now twice in 4 years. That is not normal
Na somthing has been changed on the Taff's flood management. It just didn't rain enough to have this level of reaction. That street of cottages hasn't flood since the fortified it when I was a kid. I'm pushing 40. The water is backing up in ponty for some reason. Cardiff is downstream. Wounder who's changed shit?
@@SD-vy7gjSeems like someone's been diverting water back into the river itself. Like the guy above said theyre building on natural flood plains thus putting extra strain on the river. Unless they build a 10ft wall to the sea its going to continue. Its probably some bell end in the council trying to throw up some homes for a kick-back.
Never buy house next to river 🌊
Or the lake. Or ocean. Or a big pond. Or a swimming pool... Just avoid all bodies of water.😂
Well if you do don’t complain about getting wet
Yet all the biggest populations of the world are built on two sides of a river or by the sea.
@@Sam88-l4k Some of us live between 2 major rivers 🤣
Good advice. I was shown a beautiful house for sale at a good price. Noticed some metal fames on the bottom of the door and asked what they were, the seller frowned and said that's for the the flood barriers when the river overflows. You need to be cautious and aware of flood risk these days.
Looks like the water is going faster than 20mph...
😂
The river needs to attend an indoctrination camp.
Hilarious thingbto say when peoples lives have been destroyed. Btw...There are 20mph zones all over England but it was only made a big deal when it was brought in in Wales by the tories and reform to get votes. Same goes for tax on second homes.
Feel sorry for the people of Pontypridd who have to go through this again after storm Dennis 4 years ago 😢😢
how many country's are helping the UK in this time of need maybe none
Oh shut up you silly misinformed twit, while this event is very tragic preventing and responding to this scale of emergency is well within the UK's ability, we simply haven't done the work because of complacency and corruption on the part of national as well as local government. But even that issue is complex and multilayered. Blame those in power in this country instead of defaulting to a paranoid sense of Britain as some kind of whipped victim.
All this bogus climate change stuff is getting very tedious.
Blame the councils for having deep pockets but short arms, and prioritising their own perks/benefits over the safeguarding of communities. Another classic scenario of decent hard working people paying the price for some bellends short-sightedness and greed/idiocy.
Its why rivers were once dredged, and drains and dykes kept clear to allow the water back to the sea faster. This could be avoided with less building too. There are more than enough people here.
You best move then😂
Are you saying lesbians should move out. You said clear the dykes!!!
It's been like that in the bad weather for as long as I can remember and I am in my sixties
Same here,,,,
Maybe when you was children and flood defenses where worth squwot. I haven't seen the river flood like this in decades, since they improved it. Now its flooded twice in 4 years. In the same location. We are up stream. We shouldnt flood anymore.
Flood defence should have been in place, this part of the river has history overflowing, then wasted millions on the stupid, idiotic 20mph speed limit.
Have any dams or flood barriers been removed as per the EU directive?The recent floods in Spain were caused by this very act,the same rainfall levels have happened at various times in Valencia for years.
What are you talking about? Wales is not in the EU
@@Iconoclastik-g2g Straight to the EU, those nasty Foreigners to blame, how's Brexit going?
20mph benefits everyone not just a few people living by a river. I am pushing for 15mph limit and 27mph on motorway in wales. Well done el presidente of wales mark drakeford you will be forever in our hearts as i moved back to England😂😂😂😂. I am really missing the 20mph limit as now it feels like im on alton tower rollercoaster at 30mph in England i can hardly take a corner at 30mph.
This flooding results from more council cost-cutting. I bet the people affected by this flooding wish the council had dredged the river more frequently. The River Taff was last dredged in 2017. The council opted not to fund further dredging, deeming the increase in material since 2017 to be negligible.
Was 20 years between last dredging where I am ...and most recently last year .. its not sumat done as often as anyone would like ...
Its all a plan...this is the landgrab (destroying) livlihoods homes areas that produce, live independently off the map.
Thiis is all part of plan.
Own nothing & be happy/Great reset etc 😡 No one owns nothing bc its been destroyed. By 'freak' weather & ultimately 100% reliance on.'state' (unelected priks)
Anyone noticed the staggered parrallels going on around the world?
There are no coincidences..
money was made available in 2019 for new pumping gear, it was stolen by freemasons who think it is funny to see you being left with little to no help.
And was flooded in the same areas as 2020
I’m in Middlesbrough, it’s 13 degrees, has been all day, ground is dry, rained yesterday.
This is so weird, I’m seeing all these stories on the news how bad everywhere is yet everyone is saying they’re fine.
It’s normal , it always had been .
Remember it well when I was a kid , minus 8 or 10 snow 2 feet deep and few days later 10 or 12 C and all the snow melted and the local rivers expanded by three fold for couple of days as the melt makes its way to the Clyde estuary and out to sea .
It’s normal weather for this time of year , the rivers aren’t aware that some idiot council had covered the flood plains in houses and shopping parks .
Localer here.
The river hasn't flooded since walls where improved and flood planes allocated for the river. This was in the 90s. Now its flooded twice in 2 years, in the same location. Wer also north of the Captail, Cardiff. Wich doesn't flood...........
4 years*
I remember it flooding around 2010, I lived there
I looked at buying a house here, but I was worried about floods!
Labour always puts the country under water.
Hosepipe ban over
I’ll never know why people buy houses near water, it saddens me to see their homes and possessions ruined.
Trying to get insurance for the houses there ,,as it always floods in those parts when we get bad rain.
Don't build on flood plains it nice to be on the water until the water comes to you
I actually saw leaves blown from trees ... it was horrific, I don't think I'll ever get over it
😂😂
Note to self...
Don't live right by the water. You may unwillingly become a mermaid. 😂
Never heard of something called a wall? It will probably be cheaper than having to rebuild your home every 12 months.
Heightened in the 90s. Hadent flooded till a few years ago and again today
The government should have them river beds dug down another 20 feet in the summer months, it's not rocket science
That would just attract more water.
Mate it's wales don't get summer months and as for the government they don't care its not rocket science
The taff is most solid stone bedrock. Wouldnt be easy to deepen. It's never not flowing and ponty has 3 separate waterfalls on the river. Add in 16 bridges in just 3 miles and it's just not feassible or helpful. The goal is to stop the captail, coastal, city Cardiff, to the south, from flooding. And so Over the last 5 years , when it rain too hard, ponty floods instead of cardiff... dot dot dot.
We are not flooding, we are sinking under the weight of the ill eagals.
In Wales were 26% English. They get the best jobs. Buy up property and even get first dibs on our social housing "illigal" imigration isn't the problemnis wales. Class imperalist imigration is.
Does this mean the hosepipe ban is over?
Hope the water levels lower quickly and a warm ,dry spell comes to you all ❤
It’s wales and it rains a lot in winter. And these houses buoy next to a river…
Haarp is the reason it rains a lot....
Most of the most successful economies are built next to a river
@@Sam88-l4k if that comment was supposed to be relevant to this small nowhere place in wales, i'm afraid it wasn't.
The river was improved in then 90s. Hasn't flooded since. Now twice in 4 years in the same spot. We are upstream from Cardiff. Funny how their not flooding...
Chaos? Do you know what that word means? I see no chaos, just people having to deal with things.
Stay safe everyone in Pontypridd ❤
Large area's of forestry have been cut down in the Rhondda Valley over the past five years, which clearly haven't helped matters.
Oh dear but if this had happened in Scotland there would have been a 'news' team doorstopping a Scottish Government minister to blame.
Here we go again.😢😢😢
Any flood defences we were all warned from last few years
Stop building on flood plains Simple
You don't have to live near a river to be flooded. This can happen anywhere. So don't go around thinking that you are safe because you do not live near water. And if you do manage to live on a hill, 1:12 heavy rain will take your house to the bottom of that hill. People have to live somewhere and take their chances.
All this over flooding all waterways care about is profits more than investing in makeing things better
Build the wall higher in the areas that the banks keep flooding over
Last time it was flooded there (where the fire engines are)the walls were knocked down by the water,that was on the other side and higher.
They did. Back in the 90s. Hadent flooded since.
Wer upstream from Cardiff. We shouldnt flood before them. I think the towns being used as an overflow to protect the capital
@@SD-vy7gj where the floods are on the video are in the same place as 2020.
Well who would imagine that living right next to a river you would ever get flooded wow I’m shocked
Well 66% of the population lives by a river, if they are not by a river the other most populated areas is the sea
Correct……but then, they’re only Welsh peasants…..not real people…😂😂😊
@@Sam88-l4k….You’re a simple minded liar. That’s utter rubbish. 66% do not live by a river.
Top ignorant statement 😮
@@mikewinston8709 66% of the uks population live by a river.. over half the world's population lives by a river. London built around a river. Manchester, Liverpool, Newcastle, Preston, Blackpool,Leeds, York, Middlesbrough, Glasgow, ect, ect, ect. Most major developments of most population density have rivers
Southeast wind on and off, no rain, quote a normal autumn
At least comrade Starmer, is spending your taxes on keeping the illegal immigrants nic, warm & fed in hotels 👍🏻.
Nah! He’s already sent over 10,000 back. Tories sent 4. Fact check!
The immigrants in Pontypridd are all English.
@@stevebeary4988 Bull 💩 Do you honestly believe a word Labour comes out with.. Proof talk is cheap.. 🏴
As most of the press is owned by Tory supporters - Murdoch, Lord Rothermere etc why do you swallow right wing propaganda?@@Reggie-j3n
In denial about the previous 14 years of corrupt governing from the Tories?
All the more reason to get out of Wales and leave it to the Welsh government and the floods
Yeah,like it does every.other bloody year ,stop with Globle fear .
Cloud seeding
👍💯%
They don't stop over this town. But what other redherins?? The last 2 days its been warmer outside than in.
And yes pontypridd has the masts. Installed just before the last bank sweeling flood and the first wev had in 25 years...
Why would any right thinking person buy a house next to a large river …..?
Same thing in 2018 why did they not learn and do something, they knew this would repeat.
I think they did do something. We're a bit further up the valley. The river always floods here and they've freed up more land for flooding. That's supposed to take the pressure off before the Taff gets to Pontypridd.
@@GlasPthalocyanineclown world is anunderstament especially those clowns who wont open their eyes....
Last flooding was 2020 at the same places.
No it hadent flooded here since the 90s. Then twice in 4 years. If wer upstream from cardiff. Why aren't they flooding? Hmm? Wev become an overflow for Cardiff Bay.
Who's bright idea it was to build the houses on a flood plane.
£115 million has been spent "improving" the town over the last 4 years... .. .
Sad face.
Meanwhile, here in Scotland, the temperature is a comfortable 9 degrees with a cool 20mph breeze.
And that rhymed there btw, so lets not pretend it didnae.
Im getting the top off and hitting the garden with my Marley playlist and a few Stellas.
Wont be Mediterranean bronze but i should be a nicer shade of blue by dinner time.
That would be scary is it due to rise more take care
No racist dog walking today then in woke Wales
Ah the time of year, every year, when it floods and we get surprised
Ok, so when did they dredge the river last??? Nobody remembers? Say no more....
Climate Modification!
HungaTonga 14% more water vapour in the upper atmosphere!
After this flooding happening time and again maybe it's time for the local council to build a better flood defense
Before the last few years it hadent flooded here since the 90s
Miracles from kingdom era
Now households told Not to drink the water 💦. Who on earth wants to live in the Rhonda Valleys?. If you live higher up, on some of their Mountainous Hill,s there is always a threat for Landslides coverng any Buildings in its way. The choice is to live many miles from any Rivers, and the Seaside's, and definitely not on or near Mountain size Hills . Flat land is a better choice I suppose?.😮
Some cannot afford to move. Clincil sd issue free flood bags and roads resurfacing and pot holrs filled.
Wow so close... hope you guys are okay there.. and the rain stops..
All the water 🌧 Should help the salmon going up river 🐟🐟🐟🙄
oh dear, is HYPER VALUE VALUE still round the back ?
Blame it on the immigrants! Stop the boats coming in on these floods! England for the English
Why do people leave their car to be flooded?
They want a new car so claim on the insurance.
Hindsight is always 20/20. Well Climate Change is here, in all her glory...
Winter on its way
Taff conditions!
Impressive strength of the water. I wouldn't like to be there,
HELP ME
I think the wall that's taken 2 years to fix might need a few more meters ontop
The one by the pink shop castle bridge
@@JonathanHarris-hv2mythe wall on Berw Road was knocked down by the flood in 2020 and the white bridge has only been back open since August 2024
When are the fossil fuels industry going to be held to account for their misinformation campaign that is now decades long?
Action Stations.
Don’t suppose the river has ever been dredged .
Part of the recent problem in Spain , rivers silted up .
Not a single person mentions climate change and fossil fuels in the comments. Humanity is truly doomed.
No it’s only doomed WHEN someone mentions climate change……oh dear you still believe it don’t you.😂😂😂😂
Afon Taf
people with buckets ahahahahahahahaha
STOP CLOUD SEEDING
O my god 😮😮
lol nope , we need to future proof asap
Are they seriously bailing out with buckets??? Let the guys down river have it...🤣
I mean, I feel sorry for anyone about to lose their homes... but come on, there must be something more constructive!!!
We have agreed to signed climate proposal else where .this issues would not be there if they tackle the issues before it happen .every body know lakes and rivers should be fence d
Happy Christmas From HAARP and your Local Geoengineering Cloud Seeding Team
Is that the one at Abergavenny you refer to??? Downloaded an interesting PDF on it after being informed. Had no idea but then it's not as though they wanted to advertise it I suppose. It's quite heavily guarded but I wouldn't want anwalk around personally!