Across Manchester
I was woken around 4am this morning by the boat crunching against the side of the canal. After two days of heavy rain the canal had reached the level of the towpath, and the fenders had nothing to press against. Round the corner in Piccadilly Basin the towpath was entirely submerged. About half a month’s worth of rain fell in the past 24 hours. Manchester canal flooding was mentioned on the BBC news. I was responsible for some of it….