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Incredible images of how a man’s lawn turned into a waterfall in a sudden flood.
Torrential rains hit much of the UK on Thursday, flooding houses and leaving underwater.
But Ricky Souch watched his lawn disappear under waterfalls as he ran from his home in Plymouth.
The video shows 32-year-old Ricky crossing his alley-turned-river in his boots before achieving his flagstone backyard, which can be described as Niagara Falls.
The images show the floodwaters climbing the steps while Ricky is standing there, surprised and helpless.
But Ricky, who lives in Mannamead, explained that it wasn’t the first time his lawn had become a waterfall.
He told PlymouthLive: “It happens each and every time we have torrential rain.
“The back of our space is the Rosevean Gardens lane; all the water flows downhill from Gleneagle Road to the lane. the garden. “
Preparing for the worst, Ricky made his back turf more or less flood-resistant: some of his pots ended “halfway. “
He said: “We’ve made a lot of adjustments to the lawn to minimize flood damage, but it’s basically the movement of dirt and leaves on the lawn, and our greenhouse was flooded as well. “
Elsewhere, flash floods were reported in parts of Surrey, creating difficult driving situations and road closures, while the Belmont station was forced to close.
Road closures were also reported in Kingston, southwest London, where a Twitter user posted images of flooding in parts of the city, adding the Richmond Road underpass near the station that was submerged in water.
Another video shared on Twitter shows motorists suffering as they cross flooded spaces on London Road in Glasgow, with cars partially submerged in the water.
Similar scenes are expected on Friday with heavier rain and thunderstorms in parts of the UK.
A yellow warning has been placed for heavy rains in the north-east of England, which is expected to last until 10 a. m. Friday, while thunderstorms are forecast in parts of southern England and the south of Wales between 11 a. m. 8 p. m.
This comes at a time when Britain can revel in the coldest August public holiday of all time this weekend.
Last year it was the record with 33. 2oC recorded at Heathrow, but it’s a totally different story 12 months later.
“It is possible that we will see some stations with the coldest maximum temperatures on record this holiday Monday,” he told the AP.
“The lowest recorded maximum temperature of 10. 1oC in the Shetland Islands; if somewhere a decline falls, it’s in the race to be the coldest on record. “
“There will be heavy and remote rains and there is the possibility of flash flooding.
“But there won’t be torrential rains everywhere, only a few localized communities will be delighted by torrential downpours.
“We will see an improvement in the scenery at the weekend, but it will be quite cool, as far as August is concerned, especially in the north.
“Sunday will be dry with sunshine. “