Families face third Christmas in caravans
The festive season is upon us, yet for some families it will be a third year without Christmas at home
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Wednesday, 25, Nov 2009 11:22
While many families may enjoy a number of breaks to a caravan park throughout the year, some in Yorkshire are facing spending their third Christmas in a mobile home.
However, this is not through choice as the families are still homeless after their properties were ravaged by flood water in June 2007, the Hull Daily Mail revealed.
A total of 25 households in Hull and a further 44 in East Riding were forced to seek alternative accommodation following the first round of flooding, while more than 100 more were affected by the second bout.
The newspaper focused on Jan and Dave Tanton, who have been living in a caravan since 2007.
Mrs Tanton explained that they have both lost heart after numerous problems with their insurers and builders.
"We are hoping the building work will be finished a fortnight before Christmas, which will mean we will have walls, lights and ceilings. At least it will be a step forward," she told the newspaper.
However, with the house having been a building site for the best part of three years, the Tantons will have a lot of redecoration work in front of them.
The Met Office has revealed that the 314.4 mm of rain that fell in Seathwaite in Cumbria earlier this week is the most ever recorded in a single 24-hour period.