Chaos! Mayhem! Floody hell! Most Twitter users gave a reasoned, proportionate response to the flooding in Kennington earlier caused by a burst water main – others not so much.
Some people had a bit of a meltdown and went into over-reaction overdrive.
Here’s a round-up of some of the more theatrical tweets.
#dramaaaaaa
Kennington has sunk! http://t.co/VyvSL2IX3b
— Andrew Saywell (@AndrewSaywell) June 29, 2015
The great flood of @kennington. Traffic going nowhere this morning @itvnews pic.twitter.com/UzC23hyBDI
— steeleworld (@steeleworld) June 29, 2015
The Well Of Eternal Tears has overflowed at Kennington, leading to local flooding and some catastrophic bus wetness.
— TLF Travel Alerts (@TlfTravelAlerts) June 29, 2015
No need to visit Venice this year. This is Grand Canal Kennington today. #flood https://t.co/a3owri1ZJz
— Mark Russell (@mrkrsl) June 29, 2015
Looks like I might need a boat to get home later. https://t.co/bTsi7nVmqW #Kenningtonflood #Kennington
— Baz Dunkley (@Bazd123) June 29, 2015
FLOODS IN KENNINGTON.....WHY US LORD...DON'T LONDON SUFFER ENOUGH UNDER THIS REGIME !!!
— george mulrooney (@maliceous) June 29, 2015
No water in kennington and elephant & castle. Worst day of my life.
— chella (@Rochella_xx) June 29, 2015
So Kennington is flooded. No wonder it took me 10 years to get through elephant 😒😴
— baby (@_sepw) June 29, 2015
I hope South London Pacific hasn't actually tuned into a mini Pacific! #kennington
— HJ Hampson (@heatherjhampson) June 29, 2015
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