Perth family move out after being flooded for third time in two years
dailyrecord.co.ukA family from Perth who were flooded out by the rainstorm that hit on September 8 want Perth and Kinross Council to act now so the misery is not repeated.
Samantha and Richard Lamond, both 39, and their two children have been living in temporary accommodation since the ground floor of their home in Croft Park was wrecked by floodwater and sewage.The deluge on Thursday, September 8 was the third time their home had been flooded in just over two years.
In August 2020 they had to go into temporary accommodation for four months. Now they have had to move out again.Several houses at Croft Park, beside the Craigie Burn near the South Inch park, were swamped with water prevented from draining away by the city’s flood gates.The residents face the impossible dilemma of being at risk of rising water if the flood gates are open and also if the flood gates are closed.On September 8 water flooded over a wall and into the garden at Sam and Richard’s house so that there was a metre of water up against the conservatory glass.Pictures of their garden show the legs of their trampoline submerged with the water nearly reaching the bounce pad.“I live with my husband and our two daughters who are 10 and seven,” explained Sam, a solicitor.“We have lived here for just over seven years.“In August 2020 we got flooded and had to move out.
We stayed with family for four months.“We did a lot of work and only got back in the house in December 2020.“This time it is mostly furniture ruined.
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