Caravans wrecked to the tune of £1m in recent Christmas floods as video footage emerges
The owner of a caravan park in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, has said more than £1 million worth of caravans were destroyed in the recent floods.
Gordon Bruce, owner of Ballater Caravan Park in Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, said 60 caravans were wrecked and 40 more had gone missing following the River Dee bursting its banks.
Bruce went on to describe how the toilet and shower facilities were also facing reparation with costs estimated to be in the region of hundreds of thousands of pounds.
He said: “There are around 60 caravans which have been destroyed.
“Around 40 are still in different parts of the River Dee – up banks and even in trees. We have more or less got a count of all of the owners of the caravans.”
Bruce added: “We have a lot of very big decisions to make to get up and running again.
“We have been in discussions with Aberdeenshire Council and other officials.
“The amount of damage is massive.
“It will be more than £1m worth of caravans that have been lost.
“And we are still costing the damage to the caravan park but it will be hundreds of thousands of pounds worth.”
Although most of the caravans destroyed were static, the touring section of the park, which is made up of 72 hard-standing and grass pitches was also hit hard, but it is hoped this section of the park will open later this year.
Take a look at the video below to check outage devastation caused by the flooding within the Ballater area and let us know your thoughts.
