South Creake villagers living with floods and sewage for weeks

Flooding in South Creake in Norfolk has been affecting villagers for several weeks

People in a small village say their lives have been blighted by sewage spilling down streets following a period of heavy rainfall.

Some residents of South Creake in Norfolk said they had not been able to flush their toilets either.

One man even built a "bridge" over his flooded garden so his wife could hang out the washing.

Both Anglian Water and the Environment Agency said they were aware of issues and were working to resolve them.

Flooding in South Creake in Norfolk

Shaun Scott, who lives on Front Street in the village near Fakenham, said he was "not over-pleased with what's going on".

"We're suffering massively with backing-up in the sewer system, and for the last seven weeks we've had raw sewage water overflowing from our sewer chambers," he said.

Shaun Scott built a bridge in his garden on Front Street so his wife could hang out the washing

"We've basically got a moat of sewage water that surrounds our house at the moment and I, personally, have been pumping it out for seven weeks," said Mr Scott.

With pipes running through his front garden, he said everyday life was "just difficult".

Pipes and pumps are a regular feature around the village

He had constructed "a bridge, so my wife can get to the top of the garden to hang the linen out".

"We've got about four inches [10cm] of water - and we're paddling in it. This shouldn't be happening," he added.

Jackie Amor is affected by the flooding at her home in Back Street

Jackie Amor, who lives in Back Street, said: "People are having their houses flooded, having to pull up carpets and replace furniture.

"Still, there's no answer on what is going to happen and how we're going to stop this happening again."

"Our toilets and the showers and all the drainage have failed to work [for about five days] and the frustrating thing is nobody's able to help."

She said they had been promised portable toilets, but those had yet to arrive.

"There needs to be a long-term solution, because it's just not going away," she added.

The children's play area in the village is completely under water

An Environment Agency spokesperson said: "We are aware of the ongoing flooding issue in South Creake and we have deployed Environment Agency officers to the site."

A spokesperson for Anglian Water, said: "Our system is working, but the volume of water recently from the rain, the river and the ground water is so high that the system is not able to transport all the household waste water as well as all the flood water.

"We are currently using tankers in South Creake to support local councils, as the lead local flood authorities, in trying to take away ground and river water, even though our network is operating as it should.

"But with the water levels as high as they are, and rain continuing, tankering can only do so much."