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| 'My home of 70 years had never flooded - until now' | 'My home of 70 years had never flooded - until now' |
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| Arthur Ebinger was in his living room when flood water started coming through | Arthur Ebinger was in his living room when flood water started coming through |
| "The situation is still on my mind when I go to bed," says 93-year-old Arthur Ebinger, as he recalls being rescued from his home of 70 years. | "The situation is still on my mind when I go to bed," says 93-year-old Arthur Ebinger, as he recalls being rescued from his home of 70 years. |
| Mr Ebinger, from Syston in Leicestershire, has had to move into a nearby care home after flooding on 6 January caused extensive damage to his bungalow in Merton Avenue. | Mr Ebinger, from Syston in Leicestershire, has had to move into a nearby care home after flooding on 6 January caused extensive damage to his bungalow in Merton Avenue. |
| The former engineer was sitting in his living room when water started coming through the front door - and the water was "just over his ankles" when help arrived, he said. | The former engineer was sitting in his living room when water started coming through the front door - and the water was "just over his ankles" when help arrived, he said. |
| His daughter Rose Underwood said: "As we came to rescue him in his wheelchair, we had to wade through [water] knee deep." | His daughter Rose Underwood said: "As we came to rescue him in his wheelchair, we had to wade through [water] knee deep." |
| Ms Underwood cares full-time for her father after her mum passed away in 2021, and now lives next door to his bungalow to help him. | Ms Underwood cares full-time for her father after her mum passed away in 2021, and now lives next door to his bungalow to help him. |
| She said Mr Ebinger, who set up his own import and export business when he was 40, was "up to just over his ankles" in flood water at one stage. | She said Mr Ebinger, who set up his own import and export business when he was 40, was "up to just over his ankles" in flood water at one stage. |
| Now, she says, the bathroom, the kitchen, the bedroom wardrobes - "everything has to go". | Now, she says, the bathroom, the kitchen, the bedroom wardrobes - "everything has to go". |
| "That's all been taken out and pulled out," she says. | "That's all been taken out and pulled out," she says. |
| Ms Underwood said her father had to be rescued as flood water reached up to his ankles | Ms Underwood said her father had to be rescued as flood water reached up to his ankles |
| Ms Underwood, whose home was also flooded and is temporarily staying with family, expects it could be months before her father can return home. | Ms Underwood, whose home was also flooded and is temporarily staying with family, expects it could be months before her father can return home. |
| Mr Ebinger, who uses a wheelchair, said he had never experienced flooding in his home before. | Mr Ebinger, who uses a wheelchair, said he had never experienced flooding in his home before. |
| He is now is staying at Cedar Mews Care Home in Birstall. | He is now is staying at Cedar Mews Care Home in Birstall. |
| "It's quite a nice place, but it's not home, it's not my home," he said. | "It's quite a nice place, but it's not home, it's not my home," he said. |
| "They look after me quite well, I've got no complaints. | "They look after me quite well, I've got no complaints. |
| "I don't know how long I'm going to be here until I get back home." | "I don't know how long I'm going to be here until I get back home." |
| A room in Mr Ebinger's bungalow which was damaged by the flood | A room in Mr Ebinger's bungalow which was damaged by the flood |
| A major incident was declared in Leicestershire earlier this month as dozens of people had to be rescued from flood water. | A major incident was declared in Leicestershire earlier this month as dozens of people had to be rescued from flood water. |
| Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service received hundreds of calls concerning flooding-related incidents that day. | Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service received hundreds of calls concerning flooding-related incidents that day. |
| Charnwood Borough Council said it had received about 250 reports of water inside homes and businesses after the floods began. | Charnwood Borough Council said it had received about 250 reports of water inside homes and businesses after the floods began. |
| The council's lead member for waste, Anne Gray, said: "It's heart-breaking to see items that people might have saved up for, they might have sentimental value; they are just piled outside with water damage." | The council's lead member for waste, Anne Gray, said: "It's heart-breaking to see items that people might have saved up for, they might have sentimental value; they are just piled outside with water damage." |
| Serco waste collectors have been disposing of flood-damaged property | Serco waste collectors have been disposing of flood-damaged property |
| While some have been staying elsewhere while the clean-up operation continues, other people in Leicestershire have been unable to find temporary accommodation. | While some have been staying elsewhere while the clean-up operation continues, other people in Leicestershire have been unable to find temporary accommodation. |
| NHS worker Rosana Lopez's home in Alan Moss Road, Loughborough, said her house was also badly damaged during the floods. | NHS worker Rosana Lopez's home in Alan Moss Road, Loughborough, said her house was also badly damaged during the floods. |
| The 55-year-old said she has had to put up with three noisy de-humidifiers running constantly to deal with the damage. | The 55-year-old said she has had to put up with three noisy de-humidifiers running constantly to deal with the damage. |
| "At night sometimes I'm turning it off because I can't sleep, it gives me migraines," she added. | "At night sometimes I'm turning it off because I can't sleep, it gives me migraines," she added. |
| "Who wants this mess? No-one. | "Who wants this mess? No-one. |
| "Now we're like homeless, eating by our stairs because we can't use the kitchen." | "Now we're like homeless, eating by our stairs because we can't use the kitchen." |
| NHS worker Rosana Lopez, 55, is also still repairing the damage caused by floods in Loughborough | NHS worker Rosana Lopez, 55, is also still repairing the damage caused by floods in Loughborough |
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