Homes are flooded in Braunstone Town, Leicester, after more downpours
Homes and gardens were flooded after a torrential downpour yesterday.
The heavens opened at around 2pm causing the Lubbesthorpe Brook in Braunstone Town to break its banks.
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Residents in Braunstone Town brush flood water off drives and into the drain after the downpour
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Residents in Braunstone Town brush flood water off drives and into the drain after the downpour
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Residents in Braunstone Town brush flood water off drives and into the drain after the downpour
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A flooded driveway in Braunstone Town
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Andrea Salt her daughter, Jordan, in the floodwater
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Gardens were flooded after Lubbesthorpe Brook in Braunstone Town broke its banks
Andrea Salt's home in Lubbesthorpe Road, was flooded as water came pouring down her drive, into her garden and came through the doors into her living room, soaking the carpets.
Andrea, 40, who lives with her partner and two children, said: "The water flooded about seven people's drives and gardens along here and there are some elderly people here.
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"Mine was the worst hit. I've lived here five years and we had some flooding our first summer.
"Now we're going to be replacing the floors and carpets again."
Two years ago, the Environment Agency announced a £560,000 project to improve drainage around Lubbesthorpe Brook but that work still has not started.
An agency spokeswoman said: "We are working on the design of the scheme and anticipate that this will be completed by September 2012, with a view to starting construction in May next year.
"Our staff are on site and will monitor the area until the scheme is delivered.
"We are working hard to ensure the channel is kept clear of obstructions to ensure maximum flow conveyance during times of heavy rainfall."
Lamborne Road, Knighton, was also among the streets badly flooded in yesterday's rainstorm.
Resident Inderjit Singh, 33, said: "The rain came down solidly for about an hour, as heavily as I've ever seen it.
"The water came off the nearby allotments and we've got a major flood with a lake of brown water that was washing into my house when the buses went through it."
This picture was also taken in Leicester yesterday and tweeted by @cycle_couriers, who said: Look what we have come across in #knighton. Never known it to flood here before
At Swithland Reservoir, a group of 15 swans had to be rescued by firefighters after being washed into an overflow lake and getting trapped by the strong current caused by the flood water.
Leicester Mercury weatherman Dave Mutton said things should improve at the weekend.
He said: "It does look now like the jet stream, which has been responsible for the bad weather, is moving back towards its normal position for this time of year.
"It won't be wall-to-wall sunshine but I expect it to be drier with warmer night-time temperatures into next week."
He said: "We've now had more than twice the average July rainfall and we're not far off the 2007 record of about six inches."
The Met Office is predicting a sunny Saturday with highs of at least 20C (68F) and about 22C (72F) on Sunday.
But before that, there are more showers expected today and tomorrow.
A five-day weather forecast is available here.
Comments
by Peter20101
Friday, July 20 2012, 8:24PM
“Isn't this the area where Braunstone Town Council are seriously concerned will have substantially increased risk from flooding in the 4250 homes are built in Lubbesthorpe?
And they are clearly flooding already
Check out the town councils website for info maybe?”
by georgeisafish
Friday, July 20 2012, 7:12PM
“why give the red arrows to nursemad? houses on hills, are a much drier place to be during flood. they are also isolated from everyone else!”
by nursemad
Thursday, July 19 2012, 11:53PM
“This is why you buy a house on a hill”
by ILikeIt
Thursday, July 19 2012, 11:09PM
“Next week the weather should improve, fingers crossed. Touch on wood.”
by Grant2010
Thursday, July 19 2012, 3:11PM
“We have government run by big business that just wants more and more grants,government freebees, public contracts without any obligation or responsibly, no regulation, cheat on shareholders etc etc.
We have always had flash floods, heavy rain for as long as I can remember but we did not have money grappling entrepreneurs allowed to build, build, build, without paying taxes to maintain infrastructure. Planning should mean looking at the worse cenerio ie it will rain cat and dogs at the most unexpected time, maintenance means ensuring rivers brooks gullies and flood planes are kept and well maintained just in case the worst happens. That means paying taxes for directly employed labour to do the job.”
by oldhenry
Thursday, July 19 2012, 2:33PM
“My gullies on the road outside have blocked a number of times this year. I reckon it is down to the cuts that the LCC are making. The roads are an easy target. Pour the money into the administration and nice buffets for councillors, far more important than water pouring into my garden rather than going down the blocked road gully!”
by Banksider33
Thursday, July 19 2012, 2:32PM
“I wouldn't hold out much hope of the Lubbesthorpe residents getting improved flood defences next spring.
Yesterday I read of a town in Lincolnshire, Horncastle, that's been waiting 40 years for improved flood controls. Faith in the Environment Agency? Like having G4S look after your valuables.”
by City_C10
Thursday, July 19 2012, 12:52PM
“I feel there are cycles of life look at the ice-age for example. I agree that climate change plays its part, but do not believe it is just down to that.”
by karinfall1955
Thursday, July 19 2012, 12:50PM
“Who needs six numbers on a saturday night, I'll just be happy if the ******* (expletive deleted) jet stream shifts..”
by f007e
Thursday, July 19 2012, 11:46AM
“In my experience, those concerned about Climate Change have long suggested that the first signs will be 'more extreme weather events', which makes sense of course, because as the planet warms, that's more energy going into the weather system.
So, I assume we can expect a lot more of the same type of weather.
Perhaps now is the time to buy shares in the manufacturers of sandbags and umbrellas.”