A homeopathy student's £20,000 houseboat sank because it rained too much while she was away at a music festival.
Genevieve Dunne's barge was moored off Regent's Canal in London when a heavy downpour flooded it last month.
The 30-year-old, who has lived on the boat for two years, lost all of her possessions apart from a small handful of clothes.
She said: 'People I went to school with, I'd met travelling, people I've never even met have been donating to it - it's just remarkable how people can come together. 'I would have been happy with cups of tea and helping fix it.'
Genevieve Dunne's barge was moored off Regent's Canal in London when a heavy downpour flooded it last month.
The 30-year-old, who has lived on the boat for two years, lost all of her possessions apart from a small handful of clothes.
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| Genevieve Dunne's £20,000 barge was moored off Regent's Canal in London when a heavy downpour sank it last month |
The houseboat has since been pumped and refloated but Ms Dunne now faces a crippling repair bill.
Eve Squires, 34, set up a GoFundMe page for the student, which has so far raised more than £6,000.
Eve Squires, 34, set up a GoFundMe page for the student, which has so far raised more than £6,000.
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| The 30-year-old (pictured), who has lived on the boat for two years, lost all of her possessions apart from a small handful of clothes |
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| The houseboat has since been pumped and refloated but Ms Dunne now faces a crippling repair bill |
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| Many of her possessions were ruined, with a lot of the wood warping and coming out of place |
'Lots of people were asking what they can do to help so I thought to myself that although it's nice to have well wishes, the only real way to help is practically.'
Ms Dunne, who lived on her own in the boat, said she was 'completely overwhelmed' by the campaign.
She said: 'People I went to school with, I'd met travelling, people I've never even met have been donating to it - it's just remarkable how people can come together. 'I would have been happy with cups of tea and helping fix it.'
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Ms Dunne assess the damage on her house boat. More than £6,000 has already been raised on a GoFundMe page |
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| Ms Dunne, pictured with her nephew Byron, said she is now excited to re-do the inside of the boat
She added that she is excited to re-do the inside of the boat.
The student said: 'I'm going to buy nice things for the boat and turn it into a healing space.'
Mrs Squires, who runs an online business helping parents teach their children to sleep, said Miss Dunne deserved the help because she is 'extraordinarily kind'.
She said: 'Gen is not just a normal person who lost her home, she is somebody that is an extraordinarily kind person.
'I absolutely cannot believe we are at ten times what we aimed for.'
---dailymail.co.uk/news
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