A closer look at the FBD Champions for Change programme

THE recent flooding that swamped thousands of acres of farm land, destroyed property and brought misery and and distress to families countrywide touched the heart of the nation.

But, as so often in the past, the adversity brought out the best in the public and voluntary services, who tackled the threats posed by the downpours, which caused rivers to overflow, blocking public roads and confining people to their homes.

Less obvious, perhaps, but equally praiseworthy, was the role of people, including farmers, with tractors capable of travelling through floods, who visited standed neighbours in their homes, some of them in isolated rural locations.