6th February. Climate Change Front Line.

Mr S. takes a phone call - "Another meeting of the flood commitee" he relays.

Quite.

The S's house is on a virtual island on the flood plain of the Tay and each house in the village follows a strict order in which they go under.

Not unlike the global scenario, Bangla Desh, The Netherlands, half of Vietnam etc.

"I see what you mean about the road" I said looking at what had been washed away by the river in the latest flooding.

Well you certainly wouldn't be able to drive up it in a sports car and only just - in a tractor.

He said "I didn't think it was worth repairing until that snow we had last week's melted, better to wait till the end of the rainy season."

2 comments:

The Incredible Bulk said...

Why doesn't he just move house?

The Editor said...

The house hasn't actually submerged since it's on a man made higher bit of ground courtesy of the railway.