The sluice

Although it is very low lying round here, the risk of flooding is slight so long as all the pumping stations do their job and there is not a North Sea surge that occurs at exactly the same time as heavy rain, thus preventing the water from escaping through the tidal sluice gates. This is a small sluice allowing water from the fields into the river Glen. There is plenty of water to get rid of. We are fortunate but I feel for all those around the country who are in harm's way or suffering the results of damaging floods. It must be heartbreaking.