FLOODING in Cirencester and surrounding villages is causing misery to its residents who have been wading through sewage.

As river levels rose over the weekend, groundwater and surface water run-off contributed to property and road flooding in Cirencester, Fairford and Lower Slaughter.

Sewage flooding ruined Christmas for residents across the district. As seen at Christmas, the sewers have once again overflowed, causing sewer waste to enter the flood waters.

Cotswold District Council and local partners sprang into action to support residents in Cirencester and Fairford that were affected by flooding this weekend.

The district council, Ubico Limited and local teams from Cirencester Town Council and Fairford Town Council helped deploy sandbags and pumps to try and prevent internal property flooding.

Cotswold District Council are running an online meeting on February 11 off the back of the flooding seen in December to allow residents to share their concerns.

Leader of the council, Joe Harris, said: “Our teams monitored water levels closely over the weekend and worked with local partners to ensure we deployed resources necessary to prevent flooding and protect homes where we could.

“We also made requests to Thames Water to pump in areas to prevent further incidents of sewage flooding.

"Some residents in Cirencester were again left without flushing toilets.

"This is a serious concern for us and particularly for some of our more vulnerable residents.

"We have provided portable toilets for affected residents – we cannot allow a situation to continue that places our residents at risk.

“I would encourage all residents affected to join us on February 11 to discuss these ongoing issues and make your voices heard.

“It’s important that we know when and where flooding is occurring across the district so that we can respond effectively.

"You can report flooding to the council via our website or by calling 0151 343 2942.”

Residents concerned about the flooding issues are encouraged to register for the event through cotswoldfloodingforum.eventbrite.co.uk.

For details on how to report flooding, visit: https://cotswold.gov.uk.