"Worst flood for forty years"

OCTOBER 12th 2000
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 Uckfield high street 9:00am. Later in the day lifeboat rescue teams motor up and down the street!

The river bursts its banks at Shortbridge, but one eager delivery driver is determined to get through!
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(click the thumbnails for a better view)
Closer view of the shopping centre. shopping.jpg (54871 bytes)
nogoarea.jpg (208325 bytes) The rising river Uck.

More pictures after the flood