A family's home was flooded after heavy rain in London
A woman whose childhood home was flooded during the family's first get-together in 18 months has described the experience as 'heartbreaking' for her parents.
Nicola Thorogood, 33, was at her parents' house in Walthamstow, east London, along with her two sisters, their partners and all their children when torrential rain hit the area in July.
The family made a frantic attempt to keep the water out of the home they moved into in 1987, but in the end they gave up and put their efforts into trying to save as many belongings as possible.
'It's heartbreaking for my parents,' Ms Thorogood said.
'It's just knowing what they've put into it - they're in their mid-60s now, but they're still working - and they've worked so hard all their life to have that house and it's the thing they're most proud of and want to pass on to us eventually. It's that that breaks my heart.'
The house is about a 10-minute walk from Whipps Cross Hospital, which declared a major incident on Sunday.
