‘We had a lovely home and we haven’t got it anymore’: Llangollen Canal flood couple’s nightmare
The couple now face having to leave their home for six months
A couple have revealed the nightmare impact of flooding after a second shocking Shropshire canal breach in less than 12 months.
John and Gillian Webster, 82 and 80, who live on the banks of the Llangollen Canal at Hampton Bank, have seen their home hit by major flooding after the canal collapsed overnight.
The couple said they now face having to leave the property for six months.
It comes after they have completed an extension and improvements to the home they love.
At one point the inside of their property was a foot under water.
Gillian said the ordeal had been hugely upsetting - especially after the work to improve the house.
She said: “It’s traumatic - well it is to us because we had a lovely home and we haven’t got it anymore.”
John added: “At the end of the day we’ve done a lot of improvements here. We’ve extended it, improved it, and done all sorts of things for when we get old, which we are now. Now this has happened.”
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