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Flooding has dominated the news over the last few weeks but Port Sunlight has miraculously avoided the worst effects of the weather. This was not the case in the rest of the region as borne out by an article in the local press: Wirral people woke up on Monday morning to face the consequences of some of the worst weather to hit the region.Roads and homes and even a school across the borough were badly hit following the torrential rain and floods. Emergency crews worked round the clock to try and deal with the growing number of storm-related incidents, including 16 flooded roads and damaged homes and businesses. Inundated Wirral firefighters say they were inundated with SOS calls in the wake of the torrential storms.

In the first few hours of Monday morning Merseyside Fire Service had more than 60 calls - the majority from Wirral - relating to flooding. A spokesperson said: "We were constantly out on call pumping away water and we had not enough vehicles to cope with all the emergencies."The situation was grave and in many cases we were forced to shore up buildings to prevent water flowing into the properties." Year 10,11 and 12 pupils at Clare Mount School in Fender Lane, Moreton were sent home after areas of the building were badly flooded. Commuters faced chaos getting to work when people tried to find alternative routes after finding their usual roads either impassable or blocked by the queues.A tree was also brought down on South Drive, Upton as people were leaving for work. Some of the worst areas affected were Brimstage Road near to the craft centre and Dibbinsdale Road in Bromborough, which had to be closed. Thingwall Road in Irby also had to be closed to traffic after Arrowe Brook burst its banks during the early hours of Monday morning. Motorists were also being advised to avoid Thornton Hough completely as roads were impassable. On the Wirral railway line, trains were suspended between Birkenhead North and Hamilton Square after Conway Park station was flooded, and no trains were running beyond Rock Ferry. Flooding also caused drains in certain areas to overflow due to the extra pressure on them.

Article from the Wirral News 1st November 2000

	[ VILLAGE ISSUES ] [ FLOODING ]
.	Flooding has dominated the news over the last few weeks but Port Sunlight has miraculously avoided the worst effects of the weather. This was not the case in the rest of the region as borne out by an article in the local press: Wirral people woke up on Monday morning to face the consequences of some of the worst weather to hit the region.Roads and homes and even a school across the borough were badly hit following the torrential rain and floods. Emergency crews worked round the clock to try and deal with the growing number of storm-related incidents, including 16 flooded roads and damaged homes and businesses. Inundated Wirral firefighters say they were inundated with SOS calls in the wake of the torrential storms. In the first few hours of Monday morning Merseyside Fire Service had more than 60 calls - the majority from Wirral - relating to flooding. A spokesperson said: "We were constantly out on call pumping away water and we had not enough vehicles to cope with all the emergencies."The situation was grave and in many cases we were forced to shore up buildings to prevent water flowing into the properties." Year 10,11 and 12 pupils at Clare Mount School in Fender Lane, Moreton were sent home after areas of the building were badly flooded. Commuters faced chaos getting to work when people tried to find alternative routes after finding their usual roads either impassable or blocked by the queues.A tree was also brought down on South Drive, Upton as people were leaving for work. Some of the worst areas affected were Brimstage Road near to the craft centre and Dibbinsdale Road in Bromborough, which had to be closed. Thingwall Road in Irby also had to be closed to traffic after Arrowe Brook burst its banks during the early hours of Monday morning. Motorists were also being advised to avoid Thornton Hough completely as roads were impassable. On the Wirral railway line, trains were suspended between Birkenhead North and Hamilton Square after Conway Park station was flooded, and no trains were running beyond Rock Ferry. Flooding also caused drains in certain areas to overflow due to the extra pressure on them. Article from the Wirral News 1st November 2000