January 3rd 2024.
Well, this is all a bit silly. Every time there's flooding on the UK's roads, drivers often get stuck and have to abandon their cars. It's hard to tell how deep the water is, and it doesn't take much for a car to break down if it gets in the engine.
Pictures taken during the flooding caused by Storm Henk have made the situation even worse. An astonishing eleven cars were stuck in the flooding on the A443 near Tenbury Wells in Worcestershire. At first, only one car was stranded, but as more drivers tried to navigate the water, one by one they too became stuck.
You would think that someone would eventually turn around and try a different route, especially considering that the drivers coming later on could tell how deep the water was in comparison to the already stuck cars. However, this wasn't the case. All eleven drivers followed each other, leading to the same outcome.
The local fire service had to be called in to help the stranded motorists, and emergency services have been extremely busy throughout the day as Storm Henk has caused hundreds of roads to be impassable. Roads were closed in York because of the flooding, and railway lines were blocked by flooding, trees, or downed power lines.
To make matters worse, Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue had issued an urgent warning only a week earlier telling people not to drive or walk into flood water. They warned that flash flooding and rising river levels can cause dangerous situations, and that people should never drive through more than six inches of standing water or more than four inches of moving water. People should also never walk into flood water, since they cannot see the edge of the path or any street furniture that they could fall over and get tangled in. This could not only put them in danger, but also those who might have to rescue them.
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