The Louth flood of 1920 occurred in the town on 29 May 1920 , causing 23 deaths . One woman climbed a chimney to survive , another was the only survivor from a row of twelve terrace houses , which were destroyed by the flood waters . Four stone plaques exist in the town to show how high the water level reached . Other , less devastating floods occurred in July 1968 and on 25 June and 20 July in 2007
Louth flood of 1920
Louth flood of 1920
Louth, Lincolnshire