Pictures show blocked drains after flooding in Hereford

Perseverance Road in Hereford was badly hit by floods after thunderstorms arrived in the county on Friday (September 20).

The Holmer area was one of the worst affected in Hereford, with Grandstand Road also disappearing under water.

In Perseverance Road, one business announced it would be closed on Saturday (September 21) after the "great Perseverance Road flood".

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Autosport Models and Collectables, in Perseverance Road in the Holmer area of the city, said the flooding meant it would be closed on September 21, while its Batman Day event will be postponed to next Saturday.

In a further update, a spokesperson for the business said they had "got a bit of a cleaning task after last night's storm".

Drains in Hereford's Perseverance Road appear to be silted up (Image: Nick Prince)

Pictures now show drains in the street appear to be blocked.

UPDATE: Herefordshire Council issues update on blocked drains

Herefordshire Council said in response to a freedom of information request earlier this year that millions of pounds have been spent on unblocking drains in Herefordshire over the last few years.

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The council is responsible for a total of 27,986 road drains currently, with thousands receiving either routine or ad-hoc maintenance each year.

Between 2021 and 2024, the council spend a total of £2,018,535.27 on maintaining those drains, the request revealed.

Herefordshire Council said it had spent £633,153.73 on routine or reactive drainage from 2021 to 2022, £738,401.81 from 2022 to 2023, and £646,979.73 from 2023 to 2024.

It also said that while just 1,274 blocked drains were reported in 2021, 1,129 in 2022, and 1,214 in 2023, thousands more had been cleaned out in each year.

In 2021, Herefordshire Council said, 3,425 drains were cleared on an ad-hoc basis, while 6,363 were tackled as part of a cleaning programme.

2022 saw 3,108 cleaned on an ad-hoc basis and 6,184 on a planned basis, while 3,425 were cleaned on an ad-hoc basis and 5,457 were cleaned as part of the annual programme in 2023.