Scary stuff! Many years ago I was living in a basement apartment in Amsterdam when one snowy New Year's Eve the waterpipe on the street burst and within minutes the water in my apartment was up to my waist.
May your home remain dry, may the sky cease to leak and may February bring more clement weather.
Oh, what a terrifying and stressful image - I'm glad it's past, and that you have a photo for "bragging rights" (wrong word, I know).
Suffice to say I'll never again live in a basement!
That must have been scary!!
I think we often forget how powerful water is!