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Dale Road flood victims evacuated to stay at council HQ

Posted on February 12, 2014 by insidecroydon

Finally, Croydon Council has found a suitable purpose for Fisher’s Folly: it is being used as emergency accommodation for people displaced from their homes in Purley by the floods. And according to one local resident on Dale Road, this afternoon … Continue reading →

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After Purley Pond, emergency services now create Lake Roke

Posted on February 12, 2014 by insidecroydon

The Purley Pond was not enough. Despite emergency services having pumped hundreds of thousands of gallons of floodwater up from flood-threatened areas of Kenley and into the pedestrian underpass at Purley Cross since the weekend, even more “overflow capacity” has … Continue reading →

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