'It's dangerous - We need a boat!': Residents spark debate over 'constantly flooding' car park in a Staffordshire village
Residents of an estate in a Staffordshire village have pleaded for help with a 'constantly flooding' car park outside their homes.
Residents of Rushwater Close, Wombourne, have called for help from Staffordshire County Council to fix a recurring flooding issue outside their homes.
The flooding, which is said to be caused by two 'overwhelmed' council-owned gullies, sees a resident access carpark covered with water, forcing homeowners to 'wade through water' each time it floods.
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The residents have said that the issue is made worse when the water dissipates, leaving behind a slippery 'silt' and moss that leaves the carpark 'like an icerink'.
Dawn Garbett, aged 53, of the estate, said that not only has she had a number of close calls wading through the water and silt, but also that at least two delivery drivers had reported nearly slipping too.
She said: "I've been living here for five years now. It's the two drains that are at the top of the car park. They become blocked so easily, and it turns into a pond; you have to tiptoe and wade through the water.
