Residents and businesses in Trafford, Greater Manchester, are still waiting for help three days after torrential downpours caused widespread flooding. While clean-up operations are underway in other affected areas, those on Church Road in Flixton say they have been left to cope with sewage, rubbish, and floodwater. They report a lack of support from authorities and water company United Utilities.
Three days since torrential downpours flooded their corner of Trafford , residents and businesses say they are still waiting for help to arrive.
But those living and working just a few miles up the road on Church Road in Flixton say they have been forced to sit and wait, watching as floodwater carries rubbish, 'used condoms', and sewage past their homes three days after the downpour.. Today , Stretford and Urmston MP Andrew Western was also on the scene where there is still a lake of water across Church Road. He called on water company United Utilities to ‘take responsibility’ and help the residents the businesses.
“We thought we’d got away with it,” said Church Road resident Gary Thompson, 58. “But at about 6pm on January 1 we were hit with this wall of water. About six of our houses and the Flixton golf course were under water in about eight minutes.” “The River Mersey needs dredging and there needs to be a comprehensive plans to clear these drains,” he said. “Because, although this is the worst flooding we’ve experience, this has happened before, several years ago.”
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