Man's help plea over 'depressing' repeat flooding

Stephen Comer said he had been flooded every time there was prolonged rain

A man whose home is hit by persistent flooding leaving him unable to get out says he is "very low and depressed" by the problem.

Stephen Comer said the outside of his home of six years on Reedyford Road in Nelson, Lancashire, flooded whenever there was a prolonged period of heavy rain.

He said his home flooded a few days before Storm Claudia exacerbated the issue and made it "almost impossible" for him to leave his house.

Lancashire County Council is yet to comment but has previously said it made improvements to the local drainage system while a solution to the issue relied on a damaged culvert on private land.

Lancashire County Council previously said the issue was caused by a damaged culvert on privately owned land

The 64-year-old told BBC North West Tonight how he felt when it had rained overnight and flooded.

"You get very low, you get depressed," he said.

The situation had made him "feel that you're not wanted or worth anything," he said.

Mr Comer said he wants the county council to "man up and own it and agree it has been going on for too long".

Although Lancashire County Council has not provided a comment, it has previously said the historical flooding problems in the area were caused by a damaged culvert on privately owned land which was stopping the discharge of surface water from Reedyford Road into the local river Pendle Water.

It said it had carried out improvements to the local drainage system to "mitigate this problem" by providing a new highway drain connecting to a surface water sewer, although the area "continues to flood following moderate to heavy rainfall".

Mr Comer said he had been flooded multiple times