Storm Babet causes over £10k worth of damage in Framlingham

Ahmet Dagdelen, the owner of Gentleman's Corner Barbershop in Framlingham's in Alberts Place, has had to close his shop since Friday while he cleans damage caused by Storm Babet.

On Friday, October 20, Framlingham, like many other places in Suffolk, was hit with the storm, which caused major floods around the county.

The shop under water in the flood (Image: Submitted)

Roads in Framlingham became impassable, with the worst affected being Elms Car Park, right next to the mere, and Station Road, which has a river running adjacent to it.

Gentleman's Corner Barbershop, which is situated opposite the river, was one of the businesses heavily affected by the storm. 

Mr Dagdelen said: "We have lost a lot of equipment.

The damage caused inside the shop (Image: Submitted)

"The flood caused over £10,000 worth of damage to equipment and to the shop, and because insurance companies don't want to insure for flooding, due to being so close to a river, it was not insured."

The barbershop closed on Friday and has remained closed.

It is not known when the shop will reopen, but Mr Dagdelen has said he is working hard to reopen as soon as possible.

Ahmet Dagdelen (Image: Submitted)

Other businesses in Framlingham were affected, as the Railway Inn, in Station Road, fears it may not be able to reopen until the new year due to the flood affecting the pub and kitchen area.

Other businesses in the town, helped those that needed, with Curry India, who were affected by the flood, offered free food to customers who could not cook food at home due to the flood.

The shop after the flood (Image: Submitted)

The shop being cleaned up (Image: Submitte)