Wicker closed as the Don bursts its banks

Continuous rain caused flooding and forced road closures across Sheffield today (Monday 25th June).

Burngreave and Fir Vale were affected with the closure of the Wicker, Nursery Street and Sutherland Street as the River Don burst its banks. Upwell Street was also reported as closed. The resulting traffic problems caused tail backs affecting many roads including Burngreave Road, Spital Hill and Cookswood Road.

Neighbouring areas such as Attercliffe were also seriously affected, roads around Meadowhall were flooded, the train station was closed, and Hillsborough College was reported as flooded.

News reports can be found on the BBC and Star websites:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6236348.stm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/southyorkshire/content/image_galleries/flooding_june_2007 _gallery.shtml?1

http://www.thestar.co.uk/news?articleid=2980137

School closures for Tuesday are:

Byron Wood Primary, Busk Meadow Nursery and Infants, Firth Park Community Arts College, Fir Vale Secondary School, Owler Brook Nursery and Infants Parkwood High School, Pye Bank Primary School, Whiteways Junior School, SYAC day Nursery.

An up to date list of school closures can be found on the BBC's website:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/southyorkshire/content/articles/2007/06/25/june_07_floodi ng_feature.shtml

Sheffield Forum seems to be the most informative about road closures:

http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?p=2375304#post2375304

You can see live camera images of different roads on the Council's website (camera 7 – Nursery Street, camera 18 Sutherland Street):

http://sccplugins.sheffield.gov.uk/utc/sheffcctv1map.htm