Merton Underwater

Residents in Merton are left amazed by the small amount of rainfall it takes for the roads to flood.

Draft Flood Risk Management Strategy @Merton_Council nowhere near ready .,.and overdue. Have they seen what happens in Morden when it rains?
— Mabel Fonge (Miss) (@MabelFonge) November 17, 2014

Considering the heavy amount of rainfall that is meant to lash against Britain this winter, their concerns are  very well founded - unlike, it seems, the roads around us.

The problem is that the drains are under-maintained, allowing all sorts of litter and decomposing leaves to settle in them. Flooding causes residents' and businesses alike financial headache, flooding also causes great stress to our less physically able citizens

We hope that when this campaign's 5-points action plan is taken on, we won't see appalling conditions on such a regular basis, as we see below.

Kingston Road- flooding renders this crossing unusable for a lot of residents

Worple Road - slight rainfall causes a very irritating lake in the middle of the road

Russell Road - Flooding on this level is a mater of public health and safety

Remember - this is all easily preventable. A better maintenance regime, and a multiple agency organisation to determine who's responsible are 2 of many solutions that could prevent this kind of flooding in the future - especially as rainfalls worsen.