By Caroline Lowbridge & Heidi TomlinsonBusinesses in Chesterfield have said they do not know when they will be able to trade again after beingThe Derbyshire town was badly affected by flooding, with hundreds of people forced to evacuate their homes a week ago.Paul Pearson, who owns Leonide Interiors, said the effect on his business had been "disastrous"."I never realised the drastic events of a flood and how long things take to dry out.
"I did say to someone the other day it probably would have been better it burning down, at least you can rebuild it quickly."This ornamental elephant was carried down the length of the showroom by the force of the waterHe said the cost of the damage was so high he "can't even put a value on it". More than a week since the flooding hit the town on 20 October, Mr Pearson said he still cannot begin to clean up his showroom because loss adjusters have not visited yet."We can't have appointments because it's all about choosing things out, but we've got no products," he said.Mr Pearson said the cost of the damage was so high he "can't even put a value on it"
Northern Tea Merchants, which had recently opened in Chatsworth Road, is among the businesses badly affected.Jill Benson, who runs the cafe, said: "All of the wood is damaged. The kitchen appliances are damaged."You think you've got on top of it, the mud just comes back."Property developer Diana Yates said a sale of a house had fallen through because of the flooding."He obviously has now pulled out of the sale and we'd just got it all finished.
"New kitchen, new bathroom, ready to go, and he's pulled out because he had a drive down, and was gushing down."
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