A Glasgow man mentioned he felt “trapped” in his own residence and resorted to utilizing a kayak to entry the highway, resulting from flooding within the metropolis.
Michael Paterson, from Barmulloch, paddled away from his dwelling in a kayak after Leadburn Highway flooded on Saturday after heavy downpours.
Mr Paterson 32, mentioned the highway was vulnerable to flooding and he had wanted to exchange three vehicles in two years resulting from water injury.
He mentioned he was “pissed off” and used his kayak to spotlight the state of affairs.
He informed the PA information company: “The flooding makes all of the residents pissed off, as we get flooded in and might’t get to the store, take the youngsters to highschool or (go to) work, which makes us really feel trapped in our own residence.
“Myself and others have misplaced vehicles or have needed to pay for damages – I’ve misplaced three vehicles resulting from this.”
He mentioned Glasgow Metropolis Council ought to “take duty” for the flooding.
He mentioned: “The council is taking no duty and the difficulty with the drainage has been ongoing for a matter of years.
“For so long as I can keep in mind it has all the time been a problem in that avenue. At occasions there was sewage floating about.”
A spokesman for Glasgow Metropolis Council mentioned employees have “labored around the clock” to clear the water after it obtained 91 reviews of flooding on Saturday.
He informed the PA information company: “Sadly we didn’t obtain any reviews of flooding in Leadburn Highway yesterday.
“We obtained 91 totally different reviews of flooding in Glasgow over the course of Saturday and our groups labored around the clock by means of tough situations to get all of those incidents cleared.”
The flooding makes all of the residents pissed off… we really feel trapped in our own residence
Michael Paterson, Barmulloch resident
He added {that a} workforce from the council visited Leadburn Highway on Sunday and urged residents to contact the council in the event that they encountered flooding.
He mentioned: “If there are additional flooding incidents at this location then these ought to be reported on to the council and we are going to examine additional.”
Scotland was hit by relentless rainfall beginning on Saturday and persevering with by means of the night time, inflicting journey disruption on roads and railways.
These within the north of Scotland have been warned there may be nonetheless a “danger to life” from extreme flooding.
