Kempsey Flood Pump Failure
Residents in Kempsey will today find out why their brand new water pump failed during December's floods in a drop in session.
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Residents to find out why new Kempsey water pump failed
Possible early warning system for Kempsey flood victims
People who were flooded when a new Environment Agency pump failed in the floods were told today they may get a new early warning system.
The pumps work but shut down by mistake beacuse of a faulty sensor at the height of the floods.
Possible early warning system for Kempsey flood victims
People who were flooded when a new Environment Agency pump failed in the floods were told today they may get a new early warning system.
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Residents to find out why new Kempsey water pump failed
Residents in Kempsey will today find out why their brand new water pump failed during December's floods in a drop in session.
Read the full story£1.5m flood defences failed because of 'faulty sensor'
A report has found that flood defences worth £1.5million in a village in Worcestershire failed due to a faulty sensor.
It lead to 15 homes being flooded.
The defences in Kempsey were unveiled in July after a 20 year campaign by villagers. In the early hours of 25th November, heavy rainfall lead to the sensors becoming waterlogged, meaning pumps designed to clear the water didn't activate.
The Environment Agency says the problems will be fixed.
Reverend: 'reality setting in for people affected by floods'
The vicar for Kempsey and Severn Stoke, The Rev Mark Badger, says it has been a chaotic week for those in the village who were flooded.
About a dozen homes were damaged when a local brook burst its banks as an emergency water pump failed.
He says reality is now setting in for people who feel bereaved over the loss of their homes and possessions.
Village of Kempsey under water as flood defence fails
The village of Kempsey was flooded despite a new flood defence system being installed.
The new flood defence system in Worcestershire was supposed to keep homes dry when a nearby brook rises.
But it's thought an electrical problem inside may have stopped the pumping machinery from working. That led to water pouring into up to fifteen houses.
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Water pumped out of 16th century cottage in Kempsey
Family rescued by emergency services on boats from their home
Father Dan Spiers describes the moment he and his family awoke around 4.00am to find flood water had entered their home.
The fire and rescue services had to collect the family from their home on boats in the early hours of this morning in Kempsey, Worcestershire.
Why did the flood defence system fail in devastated village?
Dave Throup from the Environment Agency said there are reports of around 15 to 20 houses that were flooded in Kempsey despite having a flood defence scheme there.
Dave Throup said it appears one of the pumps failed to work during the point of the heaviest rainfall.
The pumps are designed to pump water away from the village that has been affected by flooding in the past.
He added that the pumps are now working as they help residents deal with the flooding.
Homes devastated by flood "I saw the water start to trickle through tiles then under my door"
One resident in the village of Kempsey, Worcestershire tells of the moment she woke to see flood water approaching the house.
Jenny Robinson tried to move as many of her possessions before the flood water reached the house and enter through tiles and under the doors.
The village has been devastated by flood water as a new flood defence system failed to work during the night as one pump shut down.