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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Olivia Williams

Mum woken by shouting outside before realising home had flooded

A mum who woke up to shouting later found her home flooded.

Fire service, police and United Utilities were called to Scarisbrick Road at the junction of Smithy Lane in Scarisbrick, earlier this morning due to a huge flood. The woman, who did not want to be named, said she heard shouting outside her home at around 6am on Monday, June 26.

She told the ECHO the front and ground floor of her house has been damaged by the water. United Utilities confirmed it was dealing with a burst water main which has led to some properties being damaged.

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