Areas of Canute Road in Deal were under about a foot of water because drains have been blocked - since Christmas.

A lake stretches about 100 metres, having formed from heavy rain overnight.

Resident Vicky Sharpe said: "I've been here eight years and they are always full."

Her mother Margaret Sharpe also lives in the road and said her year-old block-paved drive is under water - despite laying sandbags.

Neighbour Janet Thomson complained to Kent County Council on Christmas Eve, and residents have been reporting the problem ever since.

She said: "I was told when I can't step out of my front door, call back then."

Mrs Sharpe added: "The drains van turned up in January and we thought, 'yes, they're clearing the drains', but he drove straight past."