QUESTIONS have been asked after a popular retail park was plunged into chaos during a spell of torrential rain.
On Sunday, multiple stores at Great Western Retail Park, including B&M, Starbucks and Sainsbury’s, were temporarily closed due to flooding within the car park area.
As previously reported, the site’s B&Q store was then also forced to shut as a “temporary leak” caused flooding within the shop.
A video filmed by customers inside the retailer showed rain plummeting through the roof as the floor filled with puddles.
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Staff quickly evacuated the shop and rushed to cover electrical items as they tried to get the situation under control.
All retail locations and eateries are now fully re-opened.
The area’s councillors have now requested information as to why the site was so badly affected by the poor weather.
A spokesman for the retail park confirmed a part of the drain had “failed”.
The shopping venue uses a siphonic drain system for its car park, which uses gravity to pull away rainwater.
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A specialist is now on-site and is working to diagnose the problem.
He added: “It’s our top priority to fix it as soon as possible and for it to be a long-term solution.”
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