Burgess Hill Mayor and Green Party councillor (Leylands ward) Anne Eves described it as ‘the worst flood in at least ten years’.
With the permission of the residents, she sent us a selection of photographs that show the flood and its aftermath.
Read the full story here.
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Freeks Lane residents look at the aftermath of the flood.
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Freeks Lane residents outside after the flood.
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A Freeks Lane resident nails some protection to a fence.
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The clean-up effort begins in Freeks Lane.
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Freeks Lane residents outside after the flood.
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A Freeks Lane resident nails some protection to a fence.
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The clean-up effort begins in Freeks Lane.
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A flooded home in Dumbrills Close having water pumped out.