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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Georgia Bell

'I’ve lost everything': Devastated Caledonian Road shopkeeper says flooding destroyed his 17-year-old business

A shopkeeper on Caledonian Road has said he has “lost everything” after his store was flooded when a Thames Water pipe broke on the high street on Tuesday.

Brown water tore down Caledonian Road “like a river” on Tuesday afternoon after a 36-inch waterpipe burst, prompting emergency evacuations and dramatic rescues.

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