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Henrietta lives in Duck End near Finchingfield and has placed wooden boards in front of her 300-year-old cottage, to prevent vehicles spraying water over her property.

In a statement, Essex Highways said “we carry out inspections and drain cleaning across the county every year. However, due to the recent high levels of rainfall and flooding across the county, it is taking longer for water levels to drain in some maintained gullies, or drainage owned by water authorities.

When road flooding issues are reported to us, we visit the site and carry out gully cleansing and jetting if necessary. We have to prioritise defects according to their risk and encourage residents to report issues through our tell us tool at essexhighways.org/tell-us “.

Picture credit: Henrietta Edwards.