Homeowners trapped inside while ‘still recovering’ from flood a year ago
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Dozens of homeowners in Leicestershire have been trapped after flooding caused damage to their properties which have still not been fixed after they were destroyed by water a year ago. Homeowners on Belton Road in Loughborough remain stranded on the first floor of their semi-detached houses on Tuesday after rising water from the nearby Grand Union canal flooded the street.
Families on the road complained they were hit with similar flooding from Storm Henk on January 3 last year which ruined their properties and left them trapped inside. A man, who did not wish to be named, has lived in alternative accommodation for a year since Storm Henk flooded the house he shares with his brother in Belton Road.
He said they were just about to move back before the flooding started again on Monday. The homeowner told the PA news agency: “They had almost got everything ready to move back in – all new downstairs. Now, all the new stuff, the new items, have got to be repaired and replaced again.
“They will potentially tell us it’s all got to be scrapped. “Last year everything downstairs – the carpets, flooring, furniture – all were damaged. “In the space of a year, it’s just unbelievable that it’s happened again. “I can’t comprehend this all, you never think it’s going to happen in this area.
“It’s the Grand Union canal – it seems like there’s a weak point that just sort of overflows and just all comes cascading down this way.”. Duaa Abdulal, 25, who was visiting her mother’s home in Belton Road for Christmas, said she did not expect to get “trapped” while staying there.
