‘It started as a trickle, but ended as a flood’

Thursday 13th March 2008, 2:29PM GMT.

Ferocious waves at Vazon poured over the wall and deluged the Mechems’ home at Rue Des Goddards. (Picture by reader John Bate, 0548854)

A CASTEL home was completely destroyed by seawater flooding the property during Monday’s storm. The bungalow is the first on the right when turning into Rue des Goddards from the Vazon coast road.

Residents, father and son Colin and Andy Mechem, were powerless to stop the torrent of water that engulfed the property.‘It was straight after the high tide on Monday morning that we began to realise we had a problem,’ said Mr Mechem senior.

‘It started as a trickle and then just poured in. All I could do was sit and watch,’ he said.