Gabriel Venegas stands in front of his home

RESIDENTS living near the Emirates Stadium woke up to find their streets and homes submerged this morning after a burst pipe caused major flooding.

Firefighters said a water main had burst in two places, the most significant rupture occurring in Hornsey Road. Thames Water are responsible for the pipes in this area.

Residents described waters rising quickly, flooding the area surrounding the Harvist Estate, along with Shelburne Road and Lowman Road among others.

The water has risen to 4ft in places. Residents in flooded streets have been forced to wade from their homes, the water often reaching above the knee.

This flooding comes just two weeks after Offord Road was submerged when another Thames Water pipe burst.

Gabriel Venegas, who lives on Lowman Road, said the water rose quickly this morning. “Within the space of half an hour all this water appeared,” he said. While Mr Venegas managed to block his doorway, other residents on the road have been less fortunate.

He said he was “very disappointed” this morning when he was unable to reach Thames Water over the phone. “So far, nothing. We haven’t been provided with sandbags,” he said.

“After all this [there will be] a smell. It’s going to stink. Now you can start to smell it,” he said. “It’s going to smell like someone’s done a number two in your house.”

Mr Venegas, an IT worker, said he has been forced to take the day off work. “It’s very disruptive,” he said.

Emmie McGhee, who lives in Shelburne Road, said: “I think it must be something to do with the heat, the temperature going up and down, and maybe lack of maintenance from Thames Water.”

“I think it’s really worrying because if it has anything to do with the temperature, that obviously [has a] very direct cause of climate change,” she said.

“When stuff like this happens but there’s a drought, you’ve got to question what the water companies are doing to combat this. Obviously not a lot because otherwise it wouldn’t be happening, and it’s only going to get worse,” Ms McGhee added.

“It’s scary – me and my housemate are both disabled and it’s hard enough getting out the house as it is.”

Ms McGhee and her flatmate have blocked off the entrance to their front garden with sandbags. “That’s us out of pocket because Thames Water haven’t provided the cost of that,” she said.

More to follow.