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Families were stuck inside at a number of houses on Hest Bank Lane and Main Road Slyne with water up to four feet deep.

The Wilcock family, of whom two members are disabled, were forced to spend Monday indoors after the excess water from a nearby field, also containing sewage, filled their back and front gardens up to six inches deep.

Chris and Brenda Hudson from Main Road in Slyne were trapped
indoors on Monday and Tuesday with up to three or four feet of water covering the land surrounding their property.

Hest Bank Lane resident John Wilcock, who is 86-years-old, said: "This is the worst it has been for 20 years.

"This morning we got up and there was water on both sides of the lawn.
"By 10am the back garden was completely flooded.

"We are trapped to a degree because my wife and son are both disabled.
"Firemen are pumping the water away from underneath the house and luckily it hasn't come up through the floorboards yet.

"There are other neighbours worse than us though.

"Last time it happened 10 years ago the council put a pump or generator in the field next to us to pump the water out.

"It is quite distressing for all of us."

Brenda Hudson said: "The flooding happened once before, around 25 years ago, but it has been worse this time.

"On Monday morning we saw a few puddles but we have a lot of land and the water usually goes away.

"However, it got steadily worse and its up to the second step of our front door now.

"You need waders or a boat to get out of the house.

"Our next door neighbour is also flooded but he's higher up so its not as bad for him.

"We're expecting a delivery of medication as well.

"Our insurance company are coming out with everything today. If you saw it it is unbelievable, the worst I can remember.

"I'm stressed out with it all!"

One lady on Hest Bank Lane had to rescue her horse from its barn after water rose to its stomach.

The frightened animal was led to safety. Firefighters from Bolton-le-Sands fire station attended the scene at Hest Bank Lane and attempted to pump the water away.

At 3.33am yesterday, Tuesday, the firemen were called out to flooding at another property in Slyne and spent three hours pumping water to alleviate the problem.

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