A couple have told how they are regularly cut off and left trapped inside their own home by sudden flood waters.
Joanne Cooke, 54, said her family have 'lost three cars' over the years.
She shared photographs and video footage of the latest scene outside her home as Storm Franklin lashed Greater Manchester and the region with heavy rain and fierce winds on Sunday.
Joanne lives with her husband in a detached cottage off Gambrel Bank Road in Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside, near Timperley Clough and a stream.
She said they are worried the foundations of their home would be damaged if the situation continues.
Water gathers suddenly in front of the house - leaving them stranded inside unable to get out.
Joanne said a culvert installed there several years ago doesn't work properly.
The opposite end of the drain, she said, is maintained by the council.
Joanne said they have even inquired about setting up some kind of alarm system to alert them.
"We would just like someone to contact us and advise on what we can do about the situation we are in," she said.
"It just keeps happening. It catches us out because it happens so quickly.
"It basically traps us inside the house and there is no way to exit it."
On one occasion, Joanne said her husband donned waders and got into a dingy to get out.
They bought the property in around 2008 and subsequent work on the culvert included a new driveway to the house.
"It must have flooded eight or nine times now," said Joanne.
"It is very hard to predict when it is going to happen. The house hasn't flooded but it's getting deeper.
"My daughter and her partner have lost a car and I have lost a car. It seems to be getting deeper and deeper and the flood waters can be more than two metres high in parts."
Joanne said the culvert goes under a hill outside their house, but has been told Tameside Council have a duty in relation to one end of it.
The house - Handforth Cottage - is bounded by hills and woodland, with other gardens behind their back garden at the foot of a steep hill.
"We are worried about it," she said.
"My grandchildren stay over a lot.
"There are 10 steps at the front of the house and water has reached the fifth step."
"We have also lost three cars because it is so unpredictable.
"If it rains when we are in bed our cars get stuck on the driveway and we can't move them. We are also stuck in the property.
"On Sunday we checked the stream at 5am and it wasn't flooded, then by 8am it was completely flooded.
"We were told last time it happened that there was a blockage on the other side of the stream."
Jamie Dixon, the Environment Agency Greater Manchester’s operations manager said: "The Environment Agency understands the impacts flooding can have on homes and businesses. We have worked around the clock, supporting communities at risk during Storm Dudley, Storm Eunice and Storm Franklin. Teams have cleared debris from rivers, operated defences and flood gates across Greater Manchester and other affected areas in the North West.
"Over the last few days our flood defences have protected more than 18,500 properties, in the North West, despite record river levels. The Environment Agency appreciates the owners of the property in Tameside must have been concerned about the flooding in their grounds over the weekend.
"The Environment Agency maintains and clears the first debris screen on this section of river, however the culvert and lower debris screens are the landowners responsibility. The Environment Agency has written to the landowners and Tameside council reminding them of their duties and responsibilities to ensure water can freely flow across their land. Flooding is a complex issue the Environment Agency will continue to work with the landowner, Tameside Council and the home owners to find a workable solution.
"If anyone has been affected by flooding they can contact us at floodresiliencegmmc@environment-agency.gov.uk or the Flood Hub https://thefloodhub.co.uk/ which aims to be a one-stop-shop for providing flood resilience advice and information for householders, businesses and communities."
In a statement, Tameside Council said: "With an unprecedented three storms last week, our officers have been tackling lots of issues caused by the weather, including responding to flooding across the weekend. We will work with residents and partner organisations to help solve these problems."
