how's everyone being treated by storm ellen, on the topic of politics?

by "hitting with a stick" i mean there are people who want to get rid of benefits and, i dunno, want to stick it to the fucking scroungers

THANK YYOU thats a language i understand

escaping the worst of it

its becoming a contentious point here in wales

not surprised

because storm dennis caused a landslide in the rhondda valley

and the slag heaps leftover from the mining closures were meant to go when the mines went

and even after the aberfan disaster, the government promised to do something about it

and they didnt

the two biggest things you can do to help reduce flooding:

1. Replant all the trees that used to be on the hillsides

2. Clear out all the drains and maintain your waterways properly

But ultimately, shit happens, and you'll get more stormy weather like this with climate change

the valleys are relatively untouched by this

like trees, the nature is still intact

the problem is the sewage systems

dwr cymru is so shit at maintaining the waterways lmao

Probably the same sewage system that's been there since the war, but with twice as many houses/people

every day on the bus im coming home, theres some kind of leak

the valleys are empty so i dunno about that. have you ever visited?

its depressing mining towns with zero immigrants but zero work for the most part

and the population of the villages is dwindling as people move to the cities that actually have work

not on mains sewer here

im from cardiff and its turning into birmingham

yes, i'm aware of the changes since mining days

@pussydestroyer are you talking about the valleys like the middle bit of wales, or cwmbran?

south wales valleys

yuk

and i can say that, because i'm from cwmbranistan

im from cardiff hahahahahaha

help

cwmbran isnt that shit, is it? i dont bother going cos theres nothing to do

i left wales a good 9 years ago mate

never coming back

nah it's like metro for the valleys

probably for the best, its underwater rn

shut up? is it actually

i should call my dad

have you not heard about the floods....

in wales? no