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Ruthin and Mold floods remembered 10 years on

Nick - Web Team Nick - Web Team | 09:16 UK time, Friday, 5 November 2010

Mold flood, courtesy Doreen Craddock

Looking towards Mold Fire Station with Aldi supermarket car park under flood water


has been remembering "difficult times" as today marks the 10th anniversary of the worst of the town's floods.


It rained for what seemed like most of October, causing damage and misery for residents and businesses [as Wales Today TV reporter Matthew Richards found out in this ].

Then came news of 'new' but that couldn't come soon enough as .

By winter 2003, residents had their fingers crossed the in case the heavy rain returned.

Some people were flooded four times in as many years.

Then, on 6 November, people in neighbouring Mold and Rhydymwyn woke to find the , sending .

People had to be shuttled to high ground via RNLI boats as the town centre was evacuated.

Although alleviation schemes were completed, were still being discussed in early 2010.

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