Lancashire County Council have published a document investigating when an intense rain storm hit the county in November 2017, which affected 900 homes, and reveals the shortcomings that allowed it to happen.
The storm, travelling from the Irish Sea coast at Blackpool north-easterly to Lancaster, caused extreme downpours. More than 900 homes and other premises were flooded, with 436 homes internally flooded and 70 households evacuated overnight in Galgate.
The Council admits that while work has been done to try to prevent similar flooding, more needs to be done.
County Councillor Stephen Clarke, lead member for flooding, said: “The council and its partners have been investigating the many locations that flooded in the November 2017 floods since the first reports came in of how damaging the storm was, and in some cases there is still a lot of work to be done to find worthwhile improvements in how drainage is managed.
“I am very grateful to the many people who have provided detailed information about their experiences during this flood event, which is all very useful in helping the drainage authorities to understand what happened on the night.”
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