Southern Water's head of waste water says a meeting with affected residents had been 'difficult'.
Hastings residents have spoken of their anger after a major flood damaged homes and businesses in their town again.One flat owner told BBC South East flood water had now damaged her property four times.Image caption,The flooding happened just one week after East Sussex County CouncilIt said floods in January were caused by unusually heavy rainfall coinciding with a high tide, an overflowing manhole and a partially-blocked sewer."My property is now not fit for purpose.
"I've spent 12 years here. We've gone through Covid, we've gone through cost of living, energy and at the moment we are just about keeping our head above water.Conservative MP for Hastings and Rye, Sally-Ann Hart, said residents were experiencing "deep anger, frustration as well as tears". She said flood management work was needed and all agencies had to work together to resolve the issue.Southern Water's head of waste water said the company was committed to finding a solution
Bob Collington, managing director of waste water at Southern Water, said a meeting with residents earlier on Monday had been "difficult"."We deeply regret that and we are absolutely committed to finding a long term solution."
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