Many of the overwhelmed towns and villages experienced similar devastation in 2020 when Storm Dennis swept through yet those interviewed said little had been done to future-proof against floods.
Cowley was stacking surviving books into plastic storage boxes, salvaging what she could; the floors and lower shelves of the bookcases were grimy with brown water stains.
After seeing Zucco's posts, Baxter came down to the store to discover the waters had tripped the electrics controlling the shutters, highlighting inadequate warning systems.
Cowley says about 15,000 worth of damage was done in the lead up to Christmas and there are questions to be asked and answers needed over why the flooding happened.
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