A local Cook County woman who phoned County Council’s drains team for urgent help as her home flooded during a devastating freak rainstorm. Clara Jones, first phoned the county’s help at 2-30pm last Thursday when a flood hit a small area in Cook County causing 2ft. high fountains of sewer water to shoot into the air from manhole covers.
After a repeat phone call an hour later pleading for drain cleaners to come quickly, a team arrived at 3pm, by which time sewer water was knee deep in her garage and was covering the living room, study and kitchen.
Mrs. Jones now hopes to see drains cleaned more frequently to alleviate some of the flooding risk, something which she says has been discussed since 1995.
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