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Stoke Newington flood – in pictures

Deluge saw 350 people evacuated due to a burst water main, with residents of the Gibson Gardens estate taking matters into their own hands to save their homes

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Members of the fire service wade through the flood, by the junction between Stoke Newington High Street and Northwold Road
Emergency services gather on the junction between Northwold Road and Stoke Newington High Street
Quick thinking: residents grabbed all they could and erected a barricade to stop the water from entering their properties
Rising tide: the deluge threatens to seep into the historic tenement buildings on the Gibson Gardens estate
Gibson Gardens resident: Trinidad Prieto
“It was like a river. We grabbed anything we could to make a barricade to try and stop the water coming in,” said Gibson Gardens resident Trinidad Prieto
Gibson Gardens estate only five minutes after flooding had started. Photograph: Trinidad Prieto
Gibson Gardens after residents had erected their barricade
Closed off: Northwold Road today

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