A burst water main left homes in King’s Dyke neareWhittlesey flooded with foul-smelling water yesterday (Monday).
Householders in King’s Dyke were left distraught following the fracture, which led to sewage entering about half-a-dozen homes after septic tanks overflowed.
Joe Boscarini (61) said: “It’s ruined everything on the ground floor.”
He added: “We are all on septic tanks so all the sewage is inside. You can tell because the water has a funny smell to it.”
He said he found it difficult to put into words his thoughts following the flood.
He said: “It’s difficult to explain because everything you have worked for and paid for is just ruined.”
He added: “Even if it does dry out it can’t be any good because it’s all covered in sewage.”
Father-of-two Ian Hendry (47) had eight inches of water in his kitchen when he spoke to the Evening Telegraph yesterday evening.
He said: “It’s shocking. My garden is about 200ft long and the whole lot is enveloped in water. My wife and children are at my mother’s. I don’t want her to see the damage, she will be distraught.”
Mr Hendry said a burst main caused a similar flood 12 years ago and was critical of Anglian Water.
He said: “I wish they had addressed the problem.”
Anglian Water were notified of a leak yesterday at about 3pm and by about 4.30pm had repaired the damage to the 10-inch PVC main.
Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service dispatched a crew each from Stanground and Dogsthorpe and the rescue vehicle from Dogsthorpe after being called to the scene at about 3.45pm.
The service later sent a high volume pump from Huntingdon due to the level of flooding.
Ciaran Nelson, spokesman for Anglian Water, apologised for affected customers and said the firm’s loss adjusters would be working with residents over damage caused.
