An elderly couple are living in a 'nightmare' - as their home has been flooded 20 times over the past three years.
Peter, 74, and Patricia Clarke, 76, moved into the property on Grange Park, Swindon, in 2021 from Cornwall to be closer to their son.
But when they bought the property they did not imagine that a pond on council land near their home would regularly overflow and pour into their back garden.
In an attempt to stop the flood and protect the house, Mrs Clarke has even dug ditches and built a DIY dam.
Peter, 74, and Patricia Clarke, 76, moved into the property on Grange Park, Swindon, in 2021 from Cornwall to be closer to their son.
But when they bought the property they did not imagine that a pond on council land near their home would regularly overflow and pour into their back garden.
In an attempt to stop the flood and protect the house, Mrs Clarke has even dug ditches and built a DIY dam.
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00:00This has been running like this for two days.
00:31It's coming from your land.
00:36From here, out to the wood.
01:06If we weren't in, we would have to, if we weren't in to lift the sewer pipes or sewer caps, we would be completely flooded out.