Video Shows People Mounting Chairs to Cross Flooded Street in London, Many React
- Some Londoners could be seen in a video walking on chairs in a flooded street and many social media users have shared their opinion
- In the video that was shared on Instagram, the pedestrians took turns to mount the chairs as others stepped into the puddle
- Some social media users felt that instead of mounting the chairs to cross the road, everyone could have just stepped into the floodwater
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A video has emerged on social media in which pedestrians in England could be seen walking on chairs to avoid getting into a street flood.
In the video that was shared on Instagram by @ladbible, the pedestrians queued to make use of the chairs to cross the flood to the other side of the road.
Source: UGC
Some could, however, be seen stepping into the puddle because it wasn't too deep.
Those who refused to step into the floodwater didn't want their shoes or socks to get wet, hence the stress of making use of chairs.
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Social media reacts
Many social media users took to the comment section of the post to share their thoughts on the development. The majority of those who reacted were of the opinion that the pedestrians should have stepped into the puddle because it wasn't too deep.
An Instagram user with the handle @sweetandsavourybystacey said:
"Would it not be easier just to take off their shoes and roll up their trousers."
@ohyouknowthething commented:
"See the guy at the end just walk straight through the puddle."
@phoenix.performance.coaching wrote:
"People in the background are walking across in like 1 inch of water…"
@djsassyb1 said:
"Or just walk across the shallow part like people in the background."
@exclusively_raven commented:
"Looks like a budget Squid Game."
Port Harcourt mall gets flooded after heavy rainfall
In other news, many on social media reacted to a video of Port Harcourt Mall getting flooded after heavy rainfall.
In a video that was shared on Instagram by @lindaikejiblogofficial, workers could be seen evacuating the flood from the mall.
Some workers could also be seen walking and observing as the flood disrupted their business activities.
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