A question about : road flooding and blocked kerbside drainage
hi.
a couple of weeks ago we had some of the heaviest rain ive ever seen and subsequently the road outside my house flooded.
i live in a ground floor flat of a converted house and thankfully i was in when this all occurred so i was able to get everything electrical up off of the floor and braced the front door with every towel i could find and hoped this would ease the tide that was coming thru the outer front door and flooding the communal hall way.
thankfully the water subsided eventually and when i ventured out to ensure that my car hadn't flooded too i noticed that at least two of the kerbside drains were totally clogged up and therefore they could'nt have assisted in the draining process.
so im reticent to go to the insurance company because, as far i know, the only thing damaged is the flooring in the communal hall and the carpet tiles on top of the flooring.
however my air bricks are at ground level so they would have been under water for 10mins or so.
sorry if this is a bit long winded but i dont know what to do next does the council take any responsibility for the drains not functioning? i didnt mention that the flooding was very localised and it seemed everywhere else seemed to drain away as you would expect.
any thoughts/direction would be most helpful
Best answers:
- Sounds like there giving you BS council has powers to ensure no one parks there if its there responsibility and not your local water authority even they have the powers ask for confirmation in writing that they can not do the works stating reason why
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