By Amy Anderson
Weekend floods have caused damage in Stonehaven
Following the weekend’s unexpected floods, local business owners in Stonehaven are coming to terms with the damage that has been caused. The area, which is located in the North-East of Scotland, became heavily flooded on Sunday after a local river burst it’s bank. The severe flooding led to the evacuation of an estimated 50 locals from their homes whilst David Flemming, the Chairman of Stonehaven Community Council,described situation as ‘horrendous’ whilst speaking exclusively to BBC Radio Scotland.
Although many homes have been severely damaged by the floods, several local businesses are worried that the damage that has been caused means they may be out of business for ‘weeks’. A local pensioner stated that the areas which were hit the hardest were the High Street, Berkley Street and Cameron Street and commented that in the High Street, the water ‘was over 5ft high!’. He also stated that there will have been ‘several hundreds of thousands of pounds’ worth of damage done to businesses alone and that ‘several’ local shops, pubs and others businesses have been so badly damaged that they ‘will be lucky to be open by Christmas. Bob Mitchie, owner of ‘The Pet Shop’ on Cameron Street, also complained that there were not enough sandbags available to protect his premises from the floods and that his shop has been badly damaged as a result.
Although many businesses have been so badly affected by the floods, others are counting themselves lucky that they are still open for business The owner of a local pub said that he was pleased to have avoided such damage but that he ‘felt’ for those around him and would do whatever he could to help those in need.
