A ROAD connecting multiple towns was shut earlier this evening due to flash flooding, with wheelie bins spotted floating in the water, as well as a stranded car at one point.
Bradford and West Yorkshire were battered by a torrential downpour from the afternoon and into the evening today.
This led to a number of areas suffering issues, with one road in Batley completely swamped by floodwater.
A local resident said it was the bottom of Carlinghow Lane that was flooded, and took a photo of the road at 5.30pm.
It showed deep water covering the road, near its junction with Ealand Road, and where it becomes Cross Bank Road.
There looked to be at least one wheelie bin floating in the floodwater, and another photo seen by the Telegraph & Argus showed an individual stood at the front of a car - which looked to be stuck in the water - with the bonnet open.
The resident said: "Everyone was shocked and blamed the council for the drains, however it’s never happened before, but causes chaos for traffic as it’s a main road into Batley from both Mirfield and Heckmondwike.
"I was very concerned as I live just where the flood is, luckily my home wasn’t affected, just, but sadly neighbours' houses were affected."
Kirklees Council published a statement at 5.44pm and also responded to criticism about drains allegedly being blocked due to not being cleaned, claiming that it was "the intensity of the peak of the storm" that caused the flooding.
The statement said: "Carlinghow Lane is now open after a flood at junction of Ealand Road and Coal Pit Mews, Batley caused by sudden heavy rainfall.
"There is a yellow warning for thunderstorms in place until 9pm."
A spokesperson for the local authority then said in response to someone blaming drains not being cleaned for years: "It was the intensity of the peak of the storm that caused a surcharge in the receiving pipework.
"The water disappeared quickly, this wouldn’t have been the case if the gullies were blocked.
"The gullies did have debris on top of them, but that is due to it being collected coming down the road."
At a similar time, the adverse weather conditions led to collapsed manhole covers and the pavement being ripped up at the junction of Ferncliffe Road and Crownest Road, in Bingley, according to one individual.
A photo they posted on a Facebook community page showed a police officer guarding the area.
One commenter also shared a picture of an underground car park that looked to be badly flooded.
A yellow weather warning for heavy rain and thunderstorms in Bradford and surrounding areas this morning by the Met Office ended at 9pm.
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