From Sunniside in 2012 to Grindon in 2014, and Washington in 1972 to Dykelands Road in 2005, we’ve got stormy scenes galore from the Echo archives.
2. Drenched in 1972
Members of Washington Greys juvenile jazz band braved torrential rain on a march to raise money for the local miners fund in 1972. | se
3. Flash floods in 1997
Flash floods caused havoc by the seaside and left hundreds of homes under threat from rainwater in Sunderland in July 1997. | se
4. The heavens opened in the East End
This festival in the East End had to be moved indoors when musicians and visitors faced torrential rain in 2005. | se
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