Commuters found water up to car wheels in notorious car park opposite railway station in Market Harborough

Stunned commuters found their cars up to their wheels in water in a notorious car park opposite the railway station in Market Harborough after torrential rain.
The flooding.The flooding.
The flooding.

Thousands of gallons of murky brown water poured into Welland Quarter car park – which regularly floods - yesterday afternoon (Mon).

Trouble erupted after Harborough was hit by a devastating 12-hour rainstorm while water also streamed into the car park off drenched land.

A Harborough District Council spokeswoman said: “Colleagues have been out to assess the flooding and we’ve had one request for sandbags due to run off from the land rather than river flooding.”

The flooding.The flooding.
The flooding.

Stafford-based County Car Parks Ltd, which operates the vulnerable low-lying Welland Quarter site, has been approached for comment.

The fast-flowing River Welland also burst its banks yesterday, turning Welland Park into a watery wonderland and paths were left submerged as the mini-monsoon hammered down.

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