This is the moment a tractor driver sent a “wave of water” crashing through shop windows today.
Locals were left furious and labeled the inconsiderate driver ‘silly’ for causing a torrent of brown water to soak businesses in Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire.
The owners had fought valiantly to keep water out of their shops, but saw their hard work wiped out in an instant when one person said they had “thrown Tenbury away”.
The town was submerged today when the nearby Kyre Brook rose and caused a wall to collapse amid Storm Bert, which has devastated much of Britain.
The video shows a green tractor turning at full speed around a corner and moving through the city center.
This causes wave after wave of dirty water to crash into buildings, causing doors and windows to shatter, but the driver appears to show no care as the farm vehicle continues to bounce down the street.
At one point, the tractor begins to slow down in front of a workshop, causing water to splash onto the front of the building.
This is the moment a tractor driver sent a ‘wave of water’ crashing through shop windows today
Locals were left furious and labeled the inconsiderate driver ‘silly’ for causing a torrent of brown water that soaked businesses in Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire.
The owners had fought valiantly to keep water out of their shops, but saw their hard work wiped out in an instant when one person said they had “thrown Tenbury away”.
Locals reacted furiously after it was posted on Facebook, with Chloe Mcintosh saying: “Thanks to the f***er who drove (sic) through Tenbury on a tractor at a million miles an hour.” Everyone’s life’s work is gone.
“We all managed to keep the water out of the shops etc, he came in, broke all the windows and doors and bankrupted Tenbury.”
Retired Environment Agency area manager Dave Throup shared the footage of X and called the driver a “total fool”.
“It sends a 6-foot arc wave through the shop windows of Tenbury,” he said.
‘Understandably, the locals are furious!’
Kirsty Marie said the driver had shown “no interest or consideration for local small businesses after the Kyre Brook ‘flood defence’ wall collapsed”.
MailOnline has contacted West Mercia Police for comment.
The town panicked when the Kyre Brook rose and damaged a wall while cries of “go back” could be heard as flood water rushed through the streets.
It comes amid Storm Bert which plunged parts of Britain into flooding chaos, with four people dead.
For the second day in a row, 70mph gusts and stormy downpours battered the country, leaving a trail of devastation in their wake.
Cries of “go back” were heard in Tenbury Wells as flood water rushed through the streets.
The town was submerged today when the nearby Kyre Brook rose and caused a wall to collapse.
People pour water from their front garden in Pontypridd, Wales, as officials declare a serious incident due to river flooding.
Young farmers with a 4×4 on Clay Lane near Chudleigh Knighton, near Newton Abbot in Devon, taking advantage of the flooding from Storm Bert to water ski along the submerged road
Police in North Wales said a body had been found in the search for Brian Perry (pictured), 75, who went missing in the River Conwy on Saturday.
Residents try to clear drains to allow water to go down in Abercarn, Newport
Cars in the car park at Cross Keys Rugby Club have been submerged in water as a result of Storm Bert.
Authorities in south Wales declared a major incident due to river flooding as the body of 75-year-old Brian Perry was found on Saturday after he went missing in the fast-flowing River Conwy.
Perry is the fourth victim of the deadly storm, after yesterday’s extreme weather left thousands of homes without power and three motorists died in fatal traffic incidents.
A huge search and rescue mission is also underway in Devon after a person was reported floating in the River Sid during the storm.
Today’s torrential rain and high-speed gales also forced Royal Parks to close its nine London sites, including Kensington Parks, Primrose Hill and Hyde Park.
The latter venue was currently hosting the Winter Wonderland event, but bosses confirmed the Christmas extravaganza would not go ahead today due to “inclement weather”.
People’s travel plans have also been thrown into disarray, with no trains running between Paddington and Cornwall due to flooding, and severe delays on all lines.