Flooded

[Taluntain]

(Moving this to a separate thread.)

Sorry everyone, my house got flooded just after my last message in this thread so I couldn't get back to this. I've only had internet connectivity restored today. As you can imagine, it's going to take me a bit of time to slowly catch up on things as I've still got a huge amount of cleanup to do in the coming weeks.

 

[JDR13]

Sorry everyone, my house got flooded just after my last message in this thread so I couldn't get back to this. I've only had internet connectivity restored today. As you can imagine, it's going to take me a bit of time to slowly catch up on things as I've still got a huge amount of cleanup to do in the coming weeks.

Sorry to hear that, Taluntain. Was it a plumbing issue or an outside source?

 

[Taluntain]

It was this:

• https://edition.cnn.com/2023/08/07/europe/slovenia-floods-intl/index.html
• https://civil-protection-humanitari...ia-aftermath-devastating-floods-2023-08-09_en

Basically worst floods in the history of our country. Massive housing and infrastructural damage in the billions of EUR.

 

[JDR13]

I went through a similar experience last year with Hurricane Ian. I'm glad you're ok. I hope you and everyone else over there are being helped by insurance.

 

[Taluntain]

Unfortunately the default limits on flood insurance here mean that anyone who's suffered considerable damage will not be able to cover anywhere near the full value of losses incurred.

 

[Qayto]

Sorry to read this @Taluntain Flooded homes are horrible, nothing feels dry for months. We need a hug/care emote.

 

[lackblogger]

Oh jeez, that really does suck. I can only imagine the sheer grind you're going through right now, a grind that's becoming all too common across the globe as planning departments get overridden by political incentives to build more lucrative housing on every inch of habitable land, with complete disregard for ancient waterways, river flows and means of natural drainage. Combine all that with increase rainfall and yowchies.

 

[Taluntain]

That is a pet peeve of mine as a lot of the housing impacted by the floods and then landslides was built in areas where it absolutely should not have been, either illegally or due to planning department corruption or negligence or who knows what that enabled people to legally build houses right under sliding hills or on flood plains and similar.

But in our case, the house is 50 years old and has never been flooded before. We didn't even think it was possible as we were on higher ground than most of the surrounding area. But then the roads and sewage system got flooded too and all of a sudden you've got muddy, possibly contaminated water pouring out of the basement drains and from all of the neighbours' lots and the road as well. Just awful.

 

[henriquejr]

Sorry to hear that, @Taluntain

I hope everything turns out well for you. Be safe!

 

[Carnifex]

I sure hope it works out well in the end for you. As someone that lives in an area that dances with hurricanes and flood possibilities roughly half of the year, you have my deepest sympathies.

 

[HiddenX]

These formerly "once in a lifetime" events are occurring way too often right now.
All the best for you and your family @Taluntain.

 

[pibbuR]

Ouch!

Sorry to hear that.

 

[Ivanwah]

Really sorry to hear that Taluntain. Hopefully you'll be able to repair your home and go back to normal life.

Floods can be really scary. People really underestimate how fast the water can rise.

 

[Alrik Fassbauer]

Good luck !
I hope you'll get everything dried up, as far as possible !

 

[wolfgrimdark]

Flooding is horrible and as HiddenX said the once in a lifetime sort of thing is becoming common, especially with the weather. Sorry to hear about the problems.