<p>"She felt angry, how could this happen, couldn't we stop it?<br>The water crept higher and higher ? strangely there was no wind. A strong wind<br>would have had it crashing over, sweeping along the stone pier.<br>She stood transfixed in horror as the water gently lapped the top. In disbelief she watched as it crept slowly over the dark rim of stone, then run thinly along in towards the houses, to the sandbags. She grabbed towels and raced...