FLASH floods turned streets into rivers and sent stinking waste pouring into cellars after torrential rain and thunderstorms hammered Crewe.
Cars were stuck in up to two feet of water in parts of the town after the downpour, and firefighters carried out emergency pumping to stop the fast-flowing waters from flooding into houses in the Valley area of town.
Anxious residents saw their cars begin to disappear under the rising waters during Monday night&apos;s floods.
He added water could be seen bubbling up from drains struggling to cope with the rain and hail, which made sections of road virtually unpassable.
Earl of Chester landlord Ken Edwards, 55, said he was still attempting to clear diesel which had flooded into the cellar of his pub in Wistaston Road.
&apos;It&apos;s horrendous, and we nearly lost hundreds of pounds of stock because all this muck was coming up,&apos; he added.
Could flood have been prevented?