Flooded residents finally back home

HOUSEHOLDERS FORCED TO SPEND EIGHT MONTHS LIVING IN TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION AFTER THEIR HOMES WERE LEFT UNINHABITABLE

- By ELLIOT JESSETT Local Democracy Reporter

THE victims of a severe flooding incident have finally been allowed to return home after spending eight months in hotels and temporary accommodation.

Emergency services were called to Bulwer Street in Bootle on September 30 after water started gushing into people's homes with many requiring rescue boats to get out safely.

It was the second major flooding incident reported on this road in the last 14 years and left dozens of residents effectively homeless as their living spaces became submerged - ruining household items such as TVs and sofas as well as personal mementos and family heirlooms.

People have been living in temporary accommodation for the last eight months as they waited for their properties to be renovated. Thankfully, most people have now returned home.