A Horwich street was left flooded with “about four inches” of water because of a drain blocked with “twigs and leaves”. Barford Grove flooded with quick-moving water from 10am to 6pm on Tuesday (October 15) when the borough was hit by heavy rain. Two garages flooded “up to the residents’ ankles”.
The pressure lifted the drain’s manhole cover “lift off” and break in half. Cllr Ryan Bamforth , who represents Horwich North, said: “All the drainage had blocked with leaves and branches, there was no water passing through. “Two of the houses on Barford Grove were getting flooded.
“There was at least four inches of water moving quickly. (Image: Cllr Ryan Bamforth) “The drain hadn’t been cleaned in a long time. “There was so much pressure from the water that the manhole cover lifted up, cracked and half of it fell into the hole.
“Water started to overflow onto the street. “One of the residents said their garage had flooded for two hours. (Image: Cllr Ryan Bamforth) “They’d sent a photo where standing in the garage where the water was above their ankles.
“Bolton Council had told them they didn’t own the pipe and were limited in what they could do. “United Utilities said they didn’t own it either. (Image: Cllr Ryan Bamforth) “The resident asked us for help.
“Upon looking into it, we found out that a private company had owned the pipe before. But it had been liquidated . “We contacted Streetcare and Bolton Council.
“The teams creat.
