Town joins hands to recall floods

Tewkesbury was quickly overwhelmed by water in July 2007
Hundreds of people are expected to join hands around Tewkesbury Abbey to mark the first anniversary of floods that devastated the town.
Thousands had to leave their homes and businesses when local rivers burst their banks in July 2007.
And more than 140

000 homes were left without water when a nearby water treatment works flooded.
Dozens of families in Tewkesbury are still living in caravans while their homes are being repaired.
Hundreds of people are expected to attend a service of commemoration at the Abbey before joining hands around it at midday. Thousands of homes and businesses in England were affected by the flooding

generating insurance claims of more than £3bn. According to the Environment Agency

55

000 homes and businesses across the country were flooded.