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Avebury: road still flooded two weeks after storm Babet

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Green Street in Avebury is still flooded two weeks after Storm Babet

A road in an ancient village is still flooded nearly two weeks after Storm Babet.

Residents want Green Street in Avebury, famous for its ancient stones and popular with tourists, to get better drainage.

Walkers who use the route described it as "almost impassable".

The road is used by cyclists, walkers and horse-riders as well as cars. The National Trust said it will support Wiltshire Council to find a solution.

The world heritage site is jointly managed by the National Trust and English Heritage.

"It's going to take a lot for this to evaporate as we don't have the warmer temperatures," said Angela Norman who lives in the area.

Speaking to BBC Radio Wiltshire, she explained she is worried about the water possibly carrying diseases as much of it is run-off from farmland.

Angela Norman in sunglasses and green raincoat stands in front of the flooded country road, with brown muddy water, green muddy banks and sunshine.
Angela Norman lives along the road and explained there were two main points that were worst hit

"This kind of water, it's a real threat to people, but also to their pets," she explained.

"What we need is for people to sit round the table and say this cannot go on.

"It's a health hazard. We shouldn't be put off from enjoying our landscape because it's a danger to walk here. Let's keep it full access for everybody."

Angela Norman Flooded country lane with two traffic cones peeking out of the top of the muddy water, raining.Angela Norman
The flooding makes it harder for walkers to get through

Wiltshire Council's cabinet member for transport, Caroline Thomas, said: "It's a world heritage site, it attracts a lot of visitors.

"There are complications because there's farmland in the area with run-off.

"We have a responsibility as Wiltshire Council to keep the roads moving.

"It's really important that all of us work together to come up with a sustainable solution."

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