Work to prevent homes in an East Sussex village being flooded with sewage and rainwater is under way, with 70 properties being surveyed by Southern Water.
Hellingly has experienced several instances of flooding in recent years, most notably when several properties were flooded with sewage following Storm Ciarán in November 2023.
With further floods in both 2024 and 2025, the water company says it has already committed £1.2m to repairs.
Project manager Samuel Jenkins said: “So far, sealing sewers and manholes has been successful in reducing groundwater forcing its way into our pipes and overloading the network – but we now need to go further.”