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Allan and Lillian Richmond had just retired and were looking forward to going on holiday in the USA when the 2007 UK floods struck.
When 2007's summer floods hit Herefordshire, the Cox family’s home was very badly damaged. They faced months living in temporary accommodation, with all the extra costs and stress that entailed.
When Graham Bailey’s home in Ludlow was severely flooded, his family had no choice but to move into temporary accommodation. Since then, their empty home has been two more times.
Philip had just been given the devastating news he was suffering from bowel cancer when his house was flooded by two-and-a-half feet of water.
Newly widowed Doris felt alone and overwhelmed when her home was flooded - until a cheque from the Red Cross helped her repair her home.
When 80-year-old Barbara Webb’s bungalow was badly flooded, things couldn’t have got much worse. The disabled pensioner had raw sewerage in her house and had no home insurance.
Used to flooding, Lynne thought she knew what to expect when she found half an inch of water in her house. Within two hours, though, the water was several feet deep and rising.
Carol McKay led the Red Cross team at two Oxford rest centres that were quickly established to deal with the 2007 summer floods.
Things looked bleak for homeless residents at the Dorchester Hotel in Gloucester, until someone called the Red Cross.
When the floods led to water being cut off in Gloucester, Trudie Lester had more to worry about than most – with a grandbaby due at any moment!