'Devastated' homes are still uninhabitable nearly two months after a damaged water pipe caused massive flooding in a Nottingham suburb. A Severn Trent pipe was damaged by "third party contractors on a construction site building new student accommodation" near High Road, Chilwell, early on Tuesday, March 7, which led to a large amount of water bursting on to nearby streets and homes for hours.
Homes in Gwenbrook Avenue and off High Road were the worst affected, with residents evacuated and roads becoming akin to fast-flowing streams. Those forced to leave their properties gathered at Christ Church Chilwell n College Road, while other residents tried to create makeshift barriers out of bins, tiles, and bags of soil to stop the water from spreading.
Nearly two months after the flooding, some residents are still waiting to return to their homes and no-one has taken responsibility for the incident. ALB, which owns the old Nottingham College site in High Road, which is being turned into 162 student apartments, has repeatedly declined to comment or confirm whether the incident occurred on its premises when contacted by Nottinghamshire Live.
