Mr Gilbert had attempted to secure his mother’s house with pre-installed flood defences.
The son of an 83-year-old Derbyshire woman who was found dead after her home was hit by flooding has said he found his mother “floating in the water”.
Neighbours of the 83-year-old have told how 5ft of water engulfed the inside of their properties. Residents in Tapton Terrace, Chesterfield, said the flooding “within minutes” of the River Rother bursting its banks left them stranded, and awaiting rescue by the fire service using dinghies on Friday evening.
She wrote on the fundraising site: “Unfortunately yesterday the residents of Tapton terrace suffered terrible flooding again, the flood waters came in so fast they didn’t have time to prepare. Adding that her husband had found his mother’s body at the property, Mrs Gilbert added: “She had unfortunately been unable to escape upstairs at the speed the water levels were rising.
Tapton Terrace resident Neil Mason paid tribute to Maureen as a “lovely woman” who always had a smile for neighbours passing her home. The 48-year-old bricklayer, whose fridge freezer was floated onto a sofa by the flooding, said: “I came home from work every day and she would wave to me.
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