Ally Pally Flood Chaos

FLOOD waters gushed through Hornsey destroying homes and causing chaos after a major water pipe burst in the grounds of Alexandra Palace.
Water flooded down the hill after erupting through one of the main paths leading through Alexandra Park. A two-foot wide water main burst and witnesses described a “waterfall” flooding down the hill towards Hornsey.
Redston Road was worst hit as floodwaters gushed through the back of houses and erupted out of their front doors.
Park Avenue North had rivers running down either side of it and various other roads in the area were affected.
Kate Harper, a children’s entertainer, who lives in Redston Road, saw the water building up in her garden just after 9am and was powerless to stop it flooding through her home.
She said: “I’m supposed to be going to Bristol and I was just packing up and I suddenly noticed water flooding my patio area. And then I realised it was coming out really strongly and that it was going to come into the house - and then it did and it came into the kitchen and spilled right into the house.
She added: “There was nothing we could do. It’s apparently something up in the Palace that burst.
“I’ve lived here for 31 years. We took as much stuff as we could out of the way but all the furniture is standing in the water.
“We had a new kitchen three years ago and that’s underwater. I feel a bit upset, only because I’m supposed to be entertaining at my great niece’s daughter’s party.”
Mark Raphael, a consultant, who also lives in Redston Road, said: “I wasn’t here when it came through. At about nine it started to flood. Our back room is flooding and it’s seeping through the back doors.”
The Hornsey flood comes on the back of widespread flooding across the country.
Mr Raphael added: “I feel part of the British community underwater. It’s strange. I’m not sure it’s connected to the rain.”