Sunday 22 July 2007

Flooding along the Botley Road



Looking at Osney Bridge with the River Thames just centimetres from the to of the River bank!

Police in Mill Street informing residents on the latest situation

BBC Reporter and Camera man on the Botley Road broadcasting to the nation on the level of the Thames River in Oxford.
Water running very fast past the Narrowboat Gypsy Rover along Osney Island. Meet up with the owners who are travelling about the UK on the Gypsy Rover from New Zealand. Have a look at their Blog.

Sandbagging in South Street Osney Island.
Oxford City Council employees at Bullstake Close which is currently underwater as you can see from this photo.



Car in the car park of Osney Court along the Botley Road

TV Crews reporting from the end of Duke Street were the water was already at the doors on the end homes at 14:30hrs this afternoon
A poster advertising the theme of the West Oxford Community Association festival which was to take place yesterday, 'West Oxford-On-Sea' which as you can see today is not On-Sea, but underwater.
Taking sandbags back home, resident walks a sandbag along the Botley Road.

4 comments:

Derek and Dot said...

Didn't know you got a photo of Derek being interviewed by Sky news, great site with photo of Gypsy Rover

Unknown said...

Just next to Osney Court there is a little cul-de-sac called Prestwich Place, which I live in :) I don't suppose you happened to glance down it did you, I'm currently away and would be very interested if my house is underwater or not..

Unknown said...

I also leave in Prestwich Place, I am currently there now and so far we are ok, the water is starting to come up through a couple of drains at the end but it is slow moving

Tarsh said...

HI, We used to live on South st Osney Island, I remember the floods in 2001, How does it look today on frog island? Tarsh