An 80 year old woman says she was 'really scared' after her home nearly flooded after heavy rainfall in the area. Nottinghamshire Police attended a property on Ashgate, Sutton in Ashfield on Sunday, June 18 after water began lapping at Janice Obertelli's door.
She called 999 after the water began threatening her home and the homes of her neighbours during the thunderstorms experienced across the county. Officers used garden forks, sweeping brushes and shovels to displace the water and channel it away from the area.
The waters receded and Janice's home was able to stay dry. The 80 year old said: "The police officers who came were wonderful.
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"They battled out there to protect my property and I really can’t thank them enough. I was really scared when I saw the water rising so high and was sure it was going to flood into my house.
"The police officers who came really did a brilliant job. I really could have hugged them all.”
PC Kevin Eyre, who co-ordinated the efforts with colleagues from the local neighbourhood policing team, added: “I am really proud of all the officers present; they showed great resilience and really got stuck in as soon as they saw there was something that could be done to help.
“We didn’t have the ideal tools at our disposal but we made the most of what we had and managed to keep this lady’s home nice and dry."
