The Tide Surge of 5 December 2013
A narrow squeak
John Collins
Lower Wivenhoe was saved from flooding by good luck and the Barrier. The highest moment of the surge and the peak of the spring tide were luckily about half an hour apart. If they had occurred simultaneously, the sea defences might have been over –topped.
The Wall March 2011.
John Collins
The day after the tide surge.
John Collins
The borrow dyke March 2011.
John Collins
Flooding 6th December 2013, the marshland completely submerged.
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Wivenhoe Town Council were at the ready that night with emergency blankets, hot drinks and torches etc. several Cllrs and our two groundsmen kept watch down on the riverbank until the early hours of the morning. The William Loveless Hall was kept warm in case it was needed and sandbags were made up for residents to collect.
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