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A village has told how sewage flooded into his home when the sewers could not cope with heavy rainfall. And others living along the northern end of Ely Road in Little Downham said they had also witnessed sewage flooding out of manholes when there was a lot of rain. They fear the situation will only get worse as more houses are built in the area. Anglian Water said heavy rainfall was causing “widespread infiltration” of water into the sewers, meaning less capacity for sewage. But it said the solution would require organisations, businesses and landowners to work together. Henry Martin, who live…

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